Difference between revisions of "Peristyle"
From BiblePortal Wikipedia
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_155652" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_155652" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. | <p> (n.) [[A]] range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55255" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55255" /> == | ||
<p> (περίστυλον ) is the name applied to a court, square, or cloister, in | <p> (περίστυλον ) is the name applied to a court, square, or cloister, in Greek and Roman buildings, with a colonnade around it; also the colonnade itself surrounding such a space. In mediaeval Latin it is called the Quadraporticus, and was the usual arrangement in Italy in front of the churches as well as in front of houses. The nearest approach to it in [[England]] is the [[Cloister]] (q.v.). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 06:09, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A range of columns with their entablature, etc.; specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the peristyle. See Colonnade.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
(περίστυλον ) is the name applied to a court, square, or cloister, in Greek and Roman buildings, with a colonnade around it; also the colonnade itself surrounding such a space. In mediaeval Latin it is called the Quadraporticus, and was the usual arrangement in Italy in front of the churches as well as in front of houses. The nearest approach to it in England is the Cloister (q.v.).
