Carillon: a set of stationary bells, played upon by a mechanical contrivance, regulated from a keyboard.
Caryatid: plural Caryatides: sculptured female figures, used instead of columns or pilasters to support an entablature or cornice. Said to be so called after the women of Caria, who aided the Persians and were made slaves. Male figures, so used, are called Atlantes.
Caulicoli: the eight stalks of the acanthus ornament, supporting the volutes of a Corinthian capital.
Cavetto: a simple concave moulding.
Cavetto Cornice: the hollow member that crowns a wall or door in Egyptian architecture.
Cella: the portion of a temple enclosed by walls.
Cerce: a mechanical supporting device used in the construction of vault ribs and light arches. Shaped like a bow, in sections that work telescopically, so that it can be adjusted to the width of the span.
Chamfer: the edge produced by chamfering; that is to say cutting a square edge or corner to a flattened or grooved surface.
Chancel (Lat. cancellus, a screen): See Choir.
Chapter-house: originally the assembly place of the Chapter or fraternity of abbot and monks of a monastery, for the transaction of business. Now attached to English cathedrals for the transactions of the Chapter of bishop and canons.