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finial
(fin-ee-uh l)

The part of a letter known as a finial is usually a somewhat tapered curved end on letters such as the bottom of C or e or the top of a double-storey a.
Another definition for finial is a swash or ornamental flourish, much like an extended serif, ascender, or descender, often added as a variation to some characters in a typeface.
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diptych
(dip-tik)

A picture or bas-relief made of two panels hinged together, often an altarpiece. Also, any picture consisting of two individual surfaces. Also, an ancient Roman or Early Christian two-hinged writing tablet, or two ivory memorial panels.
A three-paneled artwork is a triptych. A four-paneled one is a quadriptych. An artwork of multiple panels — any number greater than three is a polyptych.
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triptych
(trip-tik)

A painting or carving that has three side-by-side parts, panels, or canvases. Typically, a triptych has three hinged panels, the two outer panels designed so that they can be folded in towards the central one.
This was a common form for an altarpiece during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The outer parts of such triptychs were typically hinged to the central one so that they could be closed over it, and in this case reverse sides were often painted. A triptych can also be, more loosely, something composed or presented in three parts or sections.
"Triptych" has come to us from the Greek "triptychos," formed by combining "tri-" ("three") and "ptyche" ("fold" or "layer"). Although "triptych" originally described a specific type of Roman writing tablet that had three hinged panels, it makes sense that the word was adopted first for a three-paneled painting, and then to include anything composed of three parts. "Triptych" can even be used as a synonym for "trilogy."
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oblique
(oh-bleek)

Similar to italic type, oblique type is usually a sans serif font that has been slanted or tilted approximately 12 degrees and then adjusted to improve the appearance.
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montage
(mon-tahzh)

Montage is a combination of images taken from any number of media (photographs, film, and handmade). These images can be whole or partial, glued together on a surface (such as a photomontage), or edited together to produce a video or film. Think of those film clips edited together that the annual Academy Awards (a.k.a. the Oscars) ceremony loves to show in order to stir up our emotions - especially the images of those who passed away over that past year.
Tracey Moffatt (b. 1960 in Brisbane, Australia) has turned the Oscar editing aesthetic into an art. Her film montages knit together snippets from television and film in order to create a sense of commentary on universal issues: love, motherhood and, most recently, art.
Source: arthistory.about.com

parody
(par-uh-dee)

A work that imitates the characteristic style of another work, either for comic effect or ridicule. Parody is one of the basic tropes.
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