Describe English Perpendicular style.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. The Perpendicular style consisted of pier, wall, and vault elements that were complex and decorative and had a pronounced verticality. This style embodied architectural pattern for its own sake.

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Which of the following best describe the composition of the Benin brass plaque?

A. Ascending, relative B. Symmetrical, hierarchical C. Asymmetrical, hierarchical D. Equilateral, proportionate

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What specific part of the human anatomy did the Black Death affect?

A. skin; black rash B. lymphatic system; lymph nodes C. circulatory system; blood-borne disease D. lungs; akin to pleural pneumonia

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This genre, consisting of a large body of unaccompanied monophonic vocal

music set to Latin texts, was composed for the Western Church over the course of fifteen centuries.

a. Gregorian chant b. trouvère songs c. motet d. opera e. madrigal

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The most important new medium in mid-nineteenth-century architecture was

a. glass. b. cement. c. cast iron. d. brick.

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