单词 | aedicule |
释义 | aediculen. = aedicula n.; spec. the structure covering the Holy Sepulchre. Also: a representation of a structural feature (usually in miniature) for ornamental purposes. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > other parts > [noun] > aedicula aedicula1672 aedicule1832 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche cant1604 niche1610 nesset1614 nest1640 aedicula1672 retreat1687 retirement1726 kiblah1775 alcove1786 inset1829 aedicule1832 niche work1848 niche ornament1851 niche-band1867 tabernacle-niche1886 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche > opening > framed aedicule1832 1832 W. Gell Pompeiana I. viii. 159 In the ædicule on the left, was probably placed the statue. 1859 T. L. Donaldson Architectura Numismatica 90 In Rome there was a vast quantity of the edicules in the principal streets, circi, and some attached to the walls of the temples, as in the Roman Catholic churches. 1864 tr. E. Renan Life of Jesus xxvi. 355 The rock now hidden by the edicule of the Holy Sepulchre. 1894 R. Burn Anc. Rome & its Neighborhood (1895) vi. 166 The seven principal niches may have been intended for the seven superior deities, and the eight ædiculæ for the next in dignity. 1910 W. H. Ward Seal Cylinders Western Asia lxix. 398 The lower portion is not an edicule, a shrine, or an ark, but a seat, the resting-place of the god. 1953 H. Braun Hist. Archit. v. 84 The final development was in the form of an ‘ædicule’, that is to say an elevational treatment in miniature. 1959 Everyman's Conc. Encycl. Archit. 4 Aedicule (Lat. aedicula, dim. of aedes, a house), originally a small structure sheltering an altar or an image of a household god: hence, a small pedimented structure over a niche. 1970 H. Braun Parish Churches xiii. 173 The niche is a Gothic example of that favourite architectural device, the aedicule, which is a miniature reproduction, for the purposes of ornament, of some larger feature actually forming part of the structure. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Nov. 1380/5 The vast cliff-like façades,..and the lonely aedicules and silhouetted columns that articulate its upper peaks, are intensely moving. 2008 Church Times 12 Sept. 18/1 The equally hideous edicule, beneath the main dome of the building, is claimed to cover the tomb from which Christ rose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1832 |
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