Glossary
- acanthus
- ancon
- ancones
- anthemion
- anthemia
- architrave
- ashlar
- baignoire
- barrel roof
- bracket
- cabochon
- capital
- cartouche
- caryatid
- chiaroscuro
- circler
- coffer
- colonnade
- coping
- corbel
- cornice
- cove
- dentil
- engaged column
- entablature
- fascia
- faux
- faux marble
- festoon
- fillet
- finial
- fleuron
- flute
- fret
- gasolier
- imbrication
- indenture
- keystone
- loge
- lunette
- oil-de-boeuf
- orchestra
- parapet
- parquet
- parterre
- pendentive
- peristyle
- pier
- pilaster
- porte-cochere
- portico
- proscenium
- proscenium box
- putto
- putti
- rinceau
- rinceaux
- scagliola
- soffit
- spandrel
- tendril
- terrazzo
- tessera
- tesserae
- transom
- travertine
- vignette
- voussoir
Sources Cited
Zietz, Karyl Lynn. The National Trust Guide to Great Opera Houses in America. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1996.
Key Facts
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