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GLOSSARY.
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in the Corinthian there were also intermediate columns ; in the
Displuviatum the roof sloped down outwards on all four sides ; and
in the Testudinatum there was no opening in the roof.
Cavea.-—The auditorium of a theatre, so called because originally
it was excavated in the rocky side of a hill.
Cella.—The enclosed chamber or sanctuary of a Roman temple,,
corresponding with the naos of a Greek temple.
Chryselephantine.—The term applied to a statue in which
gold and ivory overlay a wooden core, the drapery and ornaments
being of the former and the flesh of the latter material.
Cloaca.—The name given to the sewers which drained the low
marshy grounds between the hills of Rome. The cloaca maxima
drained the Forum Romanum.
Coffer.—A sunk panel in a vault or ceiling.
Colonnade.—A range of columns supporting a lintel. See
Arcade.
Columbarium.—A pigeon-house. The name is used to designate
the apertures formed in the walls of a tomb to hold the cinerary
urns, and hence the sepulchral chambers themselves.
Compluvium.—The uncovered portion of a Roman atrium.
Cornice.—The upper member of the entablature (q.v.) sub-
divided into bed-mould, corona, and cymatium; a term also
employed for any projection on a wall, provided to throw the rain-
water off from the face of the building.
Corona.—The lower portion of the projecting member of the
cornice having a vertical face.
Cryptoporticus (literally a secret passage).—Term given to an
underground vaulted corridor, lighted through openings in centre
or side of vault.
Cubiculum.—A bed-chamber.
Cunei.—The wedge-shaped groups into which the seats of a
theatre or amphitheatre are divided by radiating passages.
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183
in the Corinthian there were also intermediate columns ; in the
Displuviatum the roof sloped down outwards on all four sides ; and
in the Testudinatum there was no opening in the roof.
Cavea.-—The auditorium of a theatre, so called because originally
it was excavated in the rocky side of a hill.
Cella.—The enclosed chamber or sanctuary of a Roman temple,,
corresponding with the naos of a Greek temple.
Chryselephantine.—The term applied to a statue in which
gold and ivory overlay a wooden core, the drapery and ornaments
being of the former and the flesh of the latter material.
Cloaca.—The name given to the sewers which drained the low
marshy grounds between the hills of Rome. The cloaca maxima
drained the Forum Romanum.
Coffer.—A sunk panel in a vault or ceiling.
Colonnade.—A range of columns supporting a lintel. See
Arcade.
Columbarium.—A pigeon-house. The name is used to designate
the apertures formed in the walls of a tomb to hold the cinerary
urns, and hence the sepulchral chambers themselves.
Compluvium.—The uncovered portion of a Roman atrium.
Cornice.—The upper member of the entablature (q.v.) sub-
divided into bed-mould, corona, and cymatium; a term also
employed for any projection on a wall, provided to throw the rain-
water off from the face of the building.
Corona.—The lower portion of the projecting member of the
cornice having a vertical face.
Cryptoporticus (literally a secret passage).—Term given to an
underground vaulted corridor, lighted through openings in centre
or side of vault.
Cubiculum.—A bed-chamber.
Cunei.—The wedge-shaped groups into which the seats of a
theatre or amphitheatre are divided by radiating passages.
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