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Test 2 Vocabulary
Test 2 Vocabulary Arch 351
| Vocabulary Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Baldacchino | a fixed canopy over an altar or throne, projecting from a wall, suspended from above, or supported by columns or other vertical elements |
| Caryatid | a sculpted female figure used as a support in place of a column or pier |
| Cella | The body and main sanctuary of a Classical temple, as distinct from its portico and other external parts: sometimes used synonymously with naos, the principal room of a temple where the cult statue is housed |
| Centering | Temporary wooden framework used to hold construction material in place until a vault or arch is self-sustained |
| Coffering | Recessed panels, square or polygonal, that ornament a vault, ceiling or the underside (soffit) of an arch |
| Colossal Order | Columns or pilasters that rise through several stories also called the giant order |
| Cortlile | The Italian term for courtyard, the enclosed space within a building, commonly surrounded by a covered ambulatory defined by columns or piers |
| Dome | A curved vault that is erected on a circular base and that is semicircular, pointed or bulbous in section. If raised over a square or polygonal base transitional squinches or pendentives must be inserted at the corners of the base to transform it into a |
| Dormer | A vertical window with its own gable pierced through a sloping roof |
| Drum | The cylindrical or polygonal wall supporting a dome, or one of the cylindrical sections comprising the shaft of a column |
| Lantern | a cylindrical or polygonal structure that crowns a dome, its base usually open to allow light to enter the area below |
| Loggia | An arcade supported by piers or columns, open on one side at least; either part of a building (as a porch) or a separate structure |
| Mansard Roof | Named after the 17th century French architect, Francois Mansard, who often used the shape of a roof with a double slope all the way around. The bottom part being steeper and longer than the upper part |
| Niche | A concave recess in a wall - often used to house statuary |
| Palladian Motif | a triple opening formed by a central semicircular arch spring from the entablature of narrower flanking square-headed bays, used by architect Andrea Palladia. AKA Serliana because it was first illustrated in the arch. treatise of S. Serlio. |
| Pediment | A triangular space formed by the raking cornices (sloping sides) and horizontal cornice of a gabled temple also used above a door or window. If the apex or base is split, the pediment is described as "broken". |
| Piano Nobile | The principal reception and living area in an Italian palace, the first floor above the ground |
| Portico | An open colonnaded roofed space serving as a porch before the entrance to a building. |
| Rustication | Masonry with massive , strongly textured or rough-hewn blocks and sharply sunk joints, distinguished from smooth ashlar. |
| Trabeated | An architectural system using a horizontal beam over supports as opposed to an arched or arcuated system: synonymous with post and lintel |
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