Glossary

An intermediate support for ceiling joists.

1. In ancient Roman architecture, a sanctuary or temple. 2. The part of a classical temple containing the altar or

The overhead surface of a room, usually a covering or decorative treatment used to conceal the floor above or the

1. To provide with a ceiling. 2. To provide with a wainscot finish; to sheathe internally.

The two columns at one end of the spina of an ancient Roman circus, on which marble figures of dolphins