Glossary

Marked by columns in porticoes only at the front and back (of a classical temple), not on the sides.

The sloping top of a buttress or projecting pier.

A part of a wall which is thinner than the rest, esp. the spandrel under a window.

A figurative representation in which the meaning is conveyed symbolically.

A wrench for Allen head screws; a steel bar, hexagonal in shape, which is bent to form a right angle.

A gallery or passage, as along the parapets of a castle, around the roof of a church, or along a cloister.

In traditional Japanese architecture, a type of shutter made of sliding wooden panels which (when not in use) slide into a box-like storage

An indented trapezium serving as an embattled parapet. (See illustration p. 28.)

In a Roman Catholic church, a side altar, repository, or storage niche where the Host is kept from Maundy Thursday