“Denderah.” “Edfou.” See The Chautauquan for October.
“Cephren,” ceph´ren; “Mycerinus,” mys´e-ri´nus.
“Syene,” sy´e-ne. A place in Upper Egypt where syenite was quarried by the ancient Egyptians.
P. 206, c. 1.—“Truncated pyramid.” One whose vertex or top is cut off by a plane parallel to the base.
“Typhonia,” ty-pho´ni-a; “Mammisee,” mam-mi´si. “Pylon,” py´lon.
“Hypostyle,” hy´po-stile. A hall with pillars; that which rests on columns.
“Clerestory,” clēre´stō-ry, or clear-story. An upper story or row of windows in a building of any kind, which rises clear above adjoining parts of the building.
“Usertesen,” u-ser´te-sen.
P. 206, c. 2.—“Abacus,” ăb´a-cus. A tablet or plate upon the capital of a column, between it and the architrave.
“Architrave,” ar´chi-trave. The lower division of an entabulature, resting on the column or the abacus.