fan vault:
A vault which consists of fan-shaped half cones
which usually meet at the center of a vault.
figured or historiated capital: A
capital which is decorated with
figures of animals, birds, or humans,
used either alone or combined with
foliage. The figures need not have
any meaning, although they may be
symbolic or part of a narrative
sequence. Historiated capitals were most
commonly used in the
Romanesque from the late eleventh to mid-twelfth
centuries.
Other types of
vaults:
net vault, barrel,
groin,
quadripartite,
sexpartite
See also capital,
figured or historiated initial
See also
other types of capital
figured or historiated initial:
an illuminated initial containing a figure, a group of figures, or a narrative scene.See also:illuminated initial, figured or historiated capital
Other types of illuminated initial: foliate, inhabited, pen flourished
finial:
An ornament at the tip of a pinnacle, spire or other tapering vertical
architectural element.
fleur-de-lis
Stylized
lily which served as symbol for the French monarchy.
fluting:
Shallow, concave grooves running vertically on a
column, pilaster, or other surface.
flying buttress
: A free-standing buttress attached to the main
vessel (nave, choir, or transept wall) by an arch or half-arch which
transmits the thrust of the vault to the buttress attached to the
outer wall of the aisle.
foliate capital:
A capital decorated with foliage elements.
font: A receptacle for water, used for
baptism.
fortress church:
A church built so that it might be used for defensive
purposes.
See also
spire,
pinnacle.
Compare with:Tudor Rose
floor plan or
ground plan: Horizontal cross-section
of a building as the building would
look at ground level. A ground plan shows the basic
outlined shape of a
building and, usually, the outlines of other interior
and exterior features.
Compare with cross section.
See also: column,
shaft, pier, pilaster
See also
column,
pier,
capital
foliate initial:
: an illuminated initial filled with decoration in leaf
scroll.
See also
other types of capital
See also:illuminated initial, foliate capital
Other types of illuminated initial:
historiated,
inhabited,
pen flourished
See also
baptistery