Ch 4 & 5 Vocab Flashcards
Define Megra.
An oblong hall with a columned porch.
Define Portico.
A colonnaded porch or walkway.
Define Flutings.
Parallel, concave grooves that are used to ornament a surface.
Define wattle and daub.
Construction made of interwoven poles or sticks (wattle) in which is plastered a layer of clay or mud (daub).
Define Oculus.
A round window or roof opening
Define Coffers.
An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, vault, or the lower surface of an arch, beam, or other architectural feature
Define Cella.
The interior chamber of a classical temple, in which usually stood the cult statue
Define Thermae.
the public baths of ancient Rome
Define Lectus.
a roman couch
Define Klinium.
a sofa in the roman dining room
Define Solium.
a seat of honor, sometimes carved in stone
Define Cathedra.
a seat, specifically the chair of a bishop
Define Sella.
a folding stool
Define Curule.
a chair with a curved back, curved legs, and curved seat that meet at the center of the front
Define Armarium.
a cupboard for the display of family treasures
Define Candelabra.
branched candlesticks or lamp stand
Define Valances.
a horizontal feature used as the heading of over draperies and made of textile, wood, metal, or other material
Define Groin Vault.
where two barrel vault met at right angles
Define Barrel vault.
curved ceiling
Define Domus.
a roman town house
Define Rotunda.
a building or room cylindrical in shape, usually topped with a dome
Define Compluvium.
a roman house, the roof opening above the atrium
Define Mensa.
a low dining table
Define Impluvium.
the basin set into the floor that catches the rain falling through the compluvium
Define Insulae.
a roman apartment building
Define Villa.
a country estate, including both house and grounds
Define Trompe l’oeil.
french term for illusionistic painting or carving
