Details Title: Arch 229 Terms Description: Architecture History Total Flash Cards: 19 Created: 09/16/2008 10:37:21		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Architecture Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Megalith Definition large stones or boulders used in prehistoric architecture Term transom Definition an opening above a door for light and or ventilation Term trilithon Definition 2 upright stones supporting a lintel stone Term post and lintel Definition Post- an upright structural member (column); Lintel- any horizontal member that spans an opening Term mortise and tenon Definition Mortise- a rectangular opening or socket prepared to receive a tenon; Tenon- wooden knob or tongue, used in wooden construction Term niche Definition a wall recess often used for decoration and/or to receive a statue Term butress Definition masonry reinforcement applied on a wall to provides additional strength Term facade Definition the exterior elevation of a building Term terracotta Definition unglazed fired clay, often used for ornamental purposes Term mosaic Definition a floor, wall, or ceiling decoration composed of small pieces or colored glass or stone that form designs Term hypostyle hall Definition a large hall composed of many columns place close together to support the roof Term mastaba Definition an Egyptian tomb with a flat top and sloping sides, built over a grave shaft Term engaged column Definition a column embedded in a wall while still partly projecting Term obelisk Definition a stone monolith, square in plan, with sides tapering towards a pyramidal top Term faience Definition highly glazed material often blue-green in color Term portico Definition a colonnaded porch Term colonnade Definition a linear series of columns with entablature Term pylon Definition a massive entrance to an Egyptian temple, with sloping walls and central opening Term clerestory Definition windows placed high in walls, generally above lower roof elements