ARH 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fresco-Secco, Buon Fresco, Hypostyle
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The uppermost member of a column, serving as a transition from the shaft to the lintel. capital. A vertical weight bearing architectural member, circular in form; often consisting of three main parts: a base, a shaft, and a capital. column. A series or row of columns, usually spanned by arched lintels colonnades. An exceptionally hard black stone found in southern africa. diorite. A half-round column attached to a wall. engaged column. Vertical channeling, roughly semicircular in cross-section and used principally on columns and pilasters. flute or fluting. Painting on lime plaster, either dry (fresco secco) or wet (true or buon fresco). In true fresco the pigments are mixed with water and become chemically bound to the freshly laid (wet) lime plaster; also a painting executed in either method. fresco. A system of writing using symbols or pictures. hieroglyphic. In egyptian architecture, a hall with a roof supported by columns. hypostyle hall.
