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  • Tempera
    painting technique using powdered pigments.
  • Tie beam
    the horizontal transverse beam in a roof, tying together the feet of the rafters to counteract the thrust.
  • Tierceron
    additional rib in an arch which does not join the main arch keystone; exists in Gothic and Renaissance styles
  • Torus
    a convex molding that is a semi-circle or semi-ellipse.
  • Transept
    the part of a cruciform church with an axis that crosses the main axis at right angles.
  • Tribune
    vaulted gallery above the aisles or the narthex with arched mouldings that open on to the nave.
  • Triforium
    a narrow passage in the thickness of the wall with arches opening onto the nave.
  • Turret
    A small, skinny tower usually at the corner of a building.
  • Tympanum
    the section atop the Lintel of a portal or doorway, enclosed by an arch, often featuring significant sculpture work.