fibula
a decorative pin favored by the Romans
cloisonné
a process of enameling using cloisons
viks
coves or 'trading places' of the Norwegian shoreline; Vikings are named after these
staves
wedge-shaped timbers placed vertically
canon tables
a concordance, or matching, or corresponding passages of the 4 Gospels
psalters
comtained 150 psalms of Kind David, written in Hebrew, translated into Greet and Latin
lectionaory
contains passages from the Gospels reordered to appear in sequence
breviaries
inclue texts required for daily recititaions of monks
sacramentaries
used by priests, and incorporate the prayers they recited during Mass
benedictionals
contain bishops' blessings
vulgate
vulgar, or common tongue
manu scriptus
Latin for manuscripts
Scriptoria
writing studios
zoomorphic
of or pertaining to a deity or other being conceived of as having the form of an animal
carpet pages
resemble textiles
colophon
an inscription, usually on the last page, providing info about the book's manufacture
lectern
cross-legged chair
opus reticulatum
method of facing concrete walls with lozenge-shaped bricks or stones to achieve a netlike ornamental surface pattern
string course
raised horizontal molding, or band
laity
nonclergy
module
standard unit
castlellum
Latin for castle or fortress
turris
tower
reliquary
a shsrine of sacred reliefs