Archivolt, a band or group of mouldings decorating the wall-face of an arch; or a transverse arch projecting slightly from the surface of a barrel or groined vault.
Astylar, without columns.
Balnea, a Roman bathing establishment, less extensive than the thermæ.
Bel Etage, the principal story of a building, containing the reception rooms and saloons; usually the second story (first above the ground story).
Broken Entablature, an entablature which projects forward over each column or pilaster, returning back to the wall and running along with diminished projection between the columns, as in the Arch of Constantine ([Fig. 63]).
Cantoned Piers, piers adorned with columns or pilasters at the corners or on the outer faces.
Cartouche (Fr.), an ornament shaped like a shield or oval. In Egyptian hieroglyphics, the oval encircling the name of a king.
Cavetto, a concave, quarter-round moulding.
Chevron, a V-shaped ornament.
Chryselephantine, of ivory and gold; used of statues in which the nude portions are of ivory and the draperies of gold.