JERUSALEM. 262

193. DOORWAY IN THE ALHAMBRA. 264

194. GRAND MOSQUE AT DELHI, BUILT BY SHAH JEHAN. 267

195. ENTRANCE TO A MOORISH BAZAAR. 269

[Illustration: ROCK-CUT TOMB AT MYRA, IN LYCIA.
_Imitation of Timber Construction in Stone._]

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.

ALAE (_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.

ANTAE, narrow piers used in connection with columns in
Greek architecture, for the same purpose as pilasters in
Roman.

ARABESQUE, a style of very light ornamental decoration.

ARCHAIC, primitive, so ancient as to be rude, or at
least extremely simple.

ARCHIVOLT, the series of mouldings which is carried
round an arch.

ARENA, the space in the centre of an amphitheatre where
the combats, &c., took place.

ARRIS, a sharp edge.

ASTRAGAL, a small round moulding.

ATRIUM, the main quadrangle in a Roman dwelling-house;
also the enclosed court in front of an early Christian
basilican church.

BAPTISTERY, a building, or addition to a building,
erected for the purposes of celebrating the rite of
Christian baptism.

BASEMENT, the lowest story of a building, applied also
to the lowest part of an architectural design.

BAS-RELIEF, a piece of sculpture in low relief.

BIRD'S-BEAK, a moulding in Greek architecture, used in
the capitals of Antae.

BYZANTINE, the style of Christian architecture which
had its origin at Byzantium (Constantinople).

CARCERES, in the ancient racecourses, goals and
starting-points.

CARTOUCHE, in Egyptian buildings, a hieroglyphic
signifying the name of a king or other important person.

CARYATIDAE, human figures made to carry an entablature,
in lieu of columns in some Classic buildings