GLOSSARY.
Abacus, a square tablet which crowns the capital of the column.
Acanthus, a plant, the foliage of which was imitated in the ornament of the Corinthian capital.
Agora, the place of general assembly in a Greek city.
Alæ (Lat. wings), recesses opening out of the atrium of a Roman house.
Alhambra, the palatial fortress of Granada (from al hamra—the red).
Ambo, a fitting of early Christian churches, very similar to a pulpit.
Amphitheatre, a Roman place of public entertainment in which combats of gladiators, &c., were exhibited.
Antæ, narrow piers used in connection with columns in Greek architecture, for the same purpose as pilasters in Roman.