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Flashcards in Ch 4 & 5 Vocab Deck (27)
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1
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Define Megra.

A

An oblong hall with a columned porch.

2
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Define Portico.

A

A colonnaded porch or walkway.

3
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Define Flutings.

A

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

4
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Define wattle and daub.

A

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

5
Q

Define Oculus.

A

A round window or roof opening

6
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Define Coffers.

A

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

7
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Define Cella.

A

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

8
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Define Thermae.

A

the public baths of ancient Rome

9
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Define Lectus.

A

a roman couch

10
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Define Klinium.

A

a sofa in the roman dining room

11
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Define Solium.

A

a seat of honor, sometimes carved in stone

12
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Define Cathedra.

A

a seat, specifically the chair of a bishop

13
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Define Sella.

A

a folding stool

14
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Define Curule.

A

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

15
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Define Armarium.

A

a cupboard for the display of family treasures

16
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Define Candelabra.

A

branched candlesticks or lamp stand

17
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Define Valances.

A

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

18
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Define Groin Vault.

A

where two barrel vault met at right angles

19
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Define Barrel vault.

A

curved ceiling

20
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Define Domus.

A

a roman town house

21
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Define Rotunda.

A

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

22
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Define Compluvium.

A

a roman house, the roof opening above the atrium

23
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Define Mensa.

A

a low dining table

24
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Define Impluvium.

A

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

25
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Define Insulae.

A

a roman apartment building

26
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Define Villa.

A

a country estate, including both house and grounds

27
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Define Trompe l’oeil.

A

french term for illusionistic painting or carving