Glossary

In Classical Roman architecture, fillets or moldings used to decorate the external face of a marble doorpost.

A passageway, from one tower to another, along the walls of a medieval town or in a castle.

In Spanish, literally, a curtain. In Spanish architecture or its derivatives, corbeled stonework directly below a balcony or windowsill.

A hard, abrasive mineral, principally aluminum oxide, applied to a surface to make it non-slippery; for example, on the walking

Polychromatic patterns of stone, glass, or gilding set in marble; commonly applied in Italian Romanesque architecture.

On a construction project, a change (for any reason) in the total contract cost which is agreed to by the