| antiphon | a verse sung in response to the text
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| archivolt | a molded or decorated band around an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening
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| bay | a regularly repeated spatial unit of a building; in medieval architecture, a vaulted compartment
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| counterpoint | a musical technique that involves two or more independent melodies; the term is often used interchangeably with "polyphony"
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| crocket | a stylized leaf used as a terminal ornament
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| finial | an ornament, usually pointed and foliated, that tops a spire or pinnacle
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| gargoyle | a waterspout usually carved in the form of a grotesque figure
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| gesso | a chalky white plaster used to prepare the surface of a panel for painting
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| historiated capital | the uppermost member of a column, ornamented with figural scenes
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| lancet | a narrow window topped with a pointed arch
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| lintel | a horizontal beam or stone that spans an opening (see Figure 13.10)
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| motet | a short, polyphonic religious composition based on a sacred text
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| mullion | the slender, vertical pier dividing the parts of a window, door, or screen
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| ogee | a pointed arch with an S-shaped curve on each side
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| organum | the general name for the oldest form of polyphony. In parallel organum, the two voices move exactly parallel to one another; in free organum the second voice moves in contrary motion; melismatic organum involves the use of multiple notes for the individual syllables of the text
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| polyphony (Greek, "many voices") | a musical texture consisting of two or more lines of melody that are of equal importance
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| psaltery | a stringed instrument consisting of a flat soundboard and strings that are plucked
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| quadripartite | consisting of or divided into four parts
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| refectory | the dining hall of a monastery
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| reliquary | a container for a sacred relic or relics
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| requiem | a Mass for the Dead; a solemn chant to honor the dead
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| rose (from the French roue, "wheel") | a large circular window with stained glass and stone tracery
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| sequence | a special kind of trope consisting of words added to the melismatic passages of Gregorian chant
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| sexpartite | consisting of or divided into six parts
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| tempera | a powdered pigment that produces dry, flat colors
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| timbre | tone color; the distinctive tone or quality of sound made by a voice or a musical instrument
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| triforium | in a medieval church, the shallow arcaded passageway above the nave and below the clerestory (see Figure 13.20)
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| tripartite | consisting of or divided into three parts
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| trope | an addition of words, music, or both to Gregorian chant
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| trumeau | the pillar that supports the superstructure of a portal (see Figure 13.10)
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| tympanum | the semicircular space enclosed by the lintel over a doorway and the arch above it (see Figure 13.10)
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| voussoir (French, "wedge") | a wedge-shaped block or unit in an arch or vault
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| westwork(from the German, Westwerk) | the elaborate west end of a Carolingian or Romanesque church
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