Glossary
abacus
abutment
acroteria
acroterion
aedicula
aedicule
anta
antae
architrave
architrave cornice
architrave multiple fascias
architrave window frames
archivolt
attic story
bed mold
bed molding
bucrane
bukrania
caryatid
caryatides
cavetto
colossal order
corona
cyma recta
cyma reversa
cymarecta
echinus
enrichment
enrichments
fascia
fillet
flute
fluted
guttae
impost
intercolumnation
intercolumniation
metope
metopes
molded archivolts
order
orders of architecture
pedestal
peristyle
pilaster
scotia
scotia molding
taenia
triglyph
triglyphs
Sources Cited
Summerson, John. The Classical Language of Architecture. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2001 (1st edition 1963).
Key Stats
At time of upload on May 18, 2006: