Adams: Art across Time, 2e
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abacus abhaya
abutment acanthus
achromatic acrylic
aedicule Akbar
amphora anda
aniconic apotropaion
aquatint aqueduct
archaeometry architrave
arriccio assemblage
avant-garde axonometric projection

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Bakota balustrade
Baule Benin
bhumi Bichtir
blind niche bodhisattva
burin  

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calligraphic
calligraphy camera obscura
campanile cantilever
caricature cartonnage
cartouche caryatids
casein castrum
cella chateau
chattra chauri
chevet chinoiserie
circumambulate clerestory
cloisonne collage
condex codices
contrapposto cornice
crenellated cromlech
cruciform cuneiform

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daguerreotype decussis
deesis dendrochronology
diptych dolmen

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echinus encaustic
entablature entasis

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façade figura serpentinata
finial fleur-de-lys
frieze  



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