Ch 4 & 5 Vocab

Question 1

Define Megra.

Answer 1

An oblong hall with a columned porch.

Question 2

Define Portico.

Answer 2

A colonnaded porch or walkway.

Question 3

Define Flutings.

Answer 3

Parallel, concave grooves that are used to ornament a surface.

Question 4

Define wattle and daub.

Answer 4

Construction made of interwoven poles or sticks (wattle) in which is plastered a layer of clay or mud (daub).

Question 5

Define Oculus.

Answer 5

A round window or roof opening

Question 6

Define Coffers.

Answer 6

An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, vault, or the lower surface of an arch, beam, or other architectural feature

Question 7

Define Cella.

Answer 7

The interior chamber of a classical temple, in which usually stood the cult statue

Question 8

Define Thermae.

Answer 8

the public baths of ancient Rome

Question 9

Define Lectus.

Answer 9

a roman couch

Question 10

Define Klinium.

Answer 10

a sofa in the roman dining room

Question 11

Define Solium.

Answer 11

a seat of honor, sometimes carved in stone

Question 12

Define Cathedra.

Answer 12

a seat, specifically the chair of a bishop

Question 13

Define Sella.

Answer 13

a folding stool

Question 14

Define Curule.

Answer 14

a chair with a curved back, curved legs, and curved seat that meet at the center of the front

Question 15

Define Armarium.

Answer 15

a cupboard for the display of family treasures

Question 16

Define Candelabra.

Answer 16

branched candlesticks or lamp stand

Question 17

Define Valances.

Answer 17

a horizontal feature used as the heading of over draperies and made of textile, wood, metal, or other material

Question 18

Define Groin Vault.

Answer 18

where two barrel vault met at right angles

Question 19

Define Barrel vault.

Answer 19

curved ceiling

Question 20

Define Domus.

Answer 20

a roman town house

Question 21

Define Rotunda.

Answer 21

a building or room cylindrical in shape, usually topped with a dome

Question 22

Define Compluvium.

Answer 22

a roman house, the roof opening above the atrium

Question 23

Define Mensa.

Answer 23

a low dining table

Question 24

Define Impluvium.

Answer 24

the basin set into the floor that catches the rain falling through the compluvium

Question 25

Define Insulae.

Answer 25

a roman apartment building

Question 26

Define Villa.

Answer 26

a country estate, including both house and grounds

Question 27

Define Trompe l’oeil.

Answer 27

french term for illusionistic painting or carving