Week 5 Flashcards
a pedestal of platform
Podium
a variation on the Greek Doric Order. Used primarily by the Romans
Tuscan order
clay / earthenware.
Terra cotta
the ornamentation of metal by hammering from the inside to create the reliefs
Repousse
the center of a Roman city. The meeting place, market place.
forum
Roman apartment block for the lower and middle class
Insula
Roman house for the wealthy
Domus
An elevated structure made of arches to transport water to the city
Aqueduct
Used for construction. A material made of cement, sand, crushed stone, tile, or brick, and mixed with water.
Concrete
wedge-shaped blocks used in the construction of an arch
Voussoirs
the main voussoir in arch construction that “locks” the arch in place
Keystone
a series of arches parallel to each other. Similar to a tunnel
Barrel Vault
created when two barrel vaults intersect at right angles
Groin vault
a Roman Order of architecture similar to the Corinthian with small Ionic volutes placed above acanthus leaves
Composite order
a series of dentils in a row
Dentil Course
small projecting blocks located in a cornice. In the Ionic and Corinthian Orders
Dentil
a flat vertical projection. Usually contains a base, shaft, and capital in details of an Order of Architecture
Pilaster
a circular or oval building with an area in the center of entertainment
Amphitheater
the substructure of the Colosseum
Hypergeum
a retractable awning
Velarium
a monumental archway erected to commemorate a noteworthy event
Triumphal Arch
sunken element in the ceiling of a dome or vault. Usually contains ornament
Coffer
a circular domed building
Rotunda
“eye” Circular opening in the center of a dome
Oculus
Central area in a Roman house with an opening above it
Atrium
a pool below the opening in a Roman atrium to collect rainwater
Impluvium
main living and social area of a Roman house. Visitors received here. Also used for the storage of family records.
Tablinium
dining room of a Roman house
Triclinium
bedroom of a Roman house
Cubiculum
“to fool the eye”- the technique of creating illusionistic imagery on a two dimensional surface
Trompe l’eoil
a Roman bed or couch
Lectus
Roman stool.
Sella
Roman x-shaped folding stool for people of importance
Sella curulis
a small table with a three-legged support.
Tripod stand
decoration with the body of a lion and the head and wings of a eagle.
Griffin
an ornament with scrolls and leaves
Rinceau
a garland of leaves, flowers, or fruits draped between two points
Festoon
decorative ox skulls that appear on friezes of Roman architecture
Bucranium
Who built tomb mounds or tumuli, to bury their dead in
Etruscans
It is thought that three cella’s were standard. Each one was dedicated to an individual deity.
Etruscans / Tuscan
The guiding characteristics of permanence, sophistication, and grandeur are the basis of which type of architecture
Roman
the colosseum is also known as the -
Flavian theater
