Ringwork A type of circular earthwork consisting of rampart and external ditch broken by an entrance. Constructed mainly by the Normans in Britain. Romanesque In England called Norman, a style of architecture influenced by the Roman. Current in the eleventh to twelfth centuries. Rood Cross or Crucifix.
Variant forms exist.
Scalloped capital Type of capital in which the semi-circular surface is carved into a series of truncated cones. School A term used in art history to denote a group of artists working in a similar style or tradition. A rood screen was at the western end of the chancel, below a rood. A 'parclose screen' separated the rest of the church from a chapel. Scriptorium A place where manuscripts were copied.