Interior Design Ii

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marquetry

Back 1

small pieces of wood set in an organic pattern

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meander

Back 2

snaking pattern of straight lines joined at angles

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metope

Back 3

plain or decorated space on a Doric frieze - alt w. triglyphs

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mosaic

Back 4

a picture made of tiny coloured tiles

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mortise & tenon

Back 5

method of wood construction to join wood with a slot and tab configuration

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mullion

Back 6

a vertical element dividing a window into sections

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muntin

Back 7

small wooden bars holding panes of glass in a sash

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niche

Back 8

a vertical recess often in a wall or pier often arch topped

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obelisk

Back 9

a tall four sided tapering form

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oeil-de-bouef

Back 10

a round or oval window

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oculus

Back 11

circular opening in a wall or at the apex of a dome

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opus reticulatum

Back 12

a netlike pattern of small stone tiles set in concrete

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orders

Back 13

the 5 accepted types of classicism
Greek - doric, ionic, carinthian
Roman - tuscan, composite

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parapet

Back 14

the edge of a wall projecting above the roof line

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pediment

Back 15

a gable supported by a classical portico - Tympanum

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parquetry

Back 16

small pieces of wood set in a geometric pattern

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plinth

Back 17

a plain projecting support at the base of a wall, column or other upright

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polychrome

Back 18

multicoloured

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porte cochere

Back 19

a covered passage allowing access for vehicles

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putlog hole

Back 20

a gap left in masonry to support scaffolding

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quoin

Back 21

a large block used to strengthen a building at its corners

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rustication

Back 22

stone blocks cut so the center projects to create a sense of heaviness

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scagliola

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a paste made of pigment, plaster and glue - emulates fine stone

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serlian window

Back 24

window supporting an arched window with two straight sidelights

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skirting

Back 25

edging of wood fixed to the base of a wall, baseboard

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stair bracket

Back 26

a decorative application at the end of each tread

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stringer

Back 27

the outside rising boards of a staircase, cut to support the treads

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spolia

Back 28

reused materials - often symbolic

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swag

Back 29

a festoon, in the form of a length of cloth, pinned in at least two places

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superposed orders

Back 30

the application of orders vertically

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tessellated

Back 31

a cement floor covered in small cubes of glass or marble, as in a mosaic

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torus mould

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a convex nearly 3/4 round moulding

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transom

Back 33

horizontal bar of wood or stone across the opening of a door or window

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trabeated

Back 34

a form of construction with vertical posts and horizontal beams

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tromp l'oeile

Back 35

a painted effect to give the illusion of reality

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veneer

Back 36

thing slices of rare or fragile wood glued to a more durable surface

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venetian blind

Back 37

adjustable horizontal strips of thin wood, hung to control light and air

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voussoir

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wedge shaped blocks in a arch

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wainscot

Back 39

a simple wooden wall covering often up to the chair rail or full height

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weatherboard

Back 40

wedge shaped horizontal boards overlapped to cover a timberframe structure

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field & panel

Back 41

framed panels |llll|