antan.

Brit.

/ˈantə/, U.S.

/ˈæntə/

Inflections: Plural antæ, antas.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin antae.

Etymology: < classical Latin antae (only in plural) square pilasters < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit ātā door frame (rare, only in plural) and Old Icelandic and- , ǫnd porch. Compare earlier antes n.

Classical Architecture.

A square pilaster on either side of a door, or at the corner of a building.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > pillar > [noun] > square > specific

pilaster1573

antes1592

pilastrel1592

anta1664

jamb1687

piedroit1696

parastas1706

alette1810

1664 J. Evelyn Acct. Archit. in tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. 130 [Pilasters are also found] in Chimny-pieces, Fronts of Buildings, Galleries, and Door-cases from whence they were nam'd Antae.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Projecture of the Antæ should always equal that of the Ornaments.

1760 G. Thompson tr. Francisco de los Santos Descr. Escurial iv. 38 The whole structure is supported by four antas, or very strong square pillars.

1789 Rudim. Anc. Archit. 50 To temples, whose walls with the antae project to form a porch, two columns are placed opposite the walls which form the cell.

1801 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 1086/1 Though they had not side columns, they had the antas continued along the side walls.

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 220/1 The Greeks never employed antæ, except at an angle or the extremity of a wall..Sometimes the Doric anta has a simple kind of moulding and groove at its foot.

1883 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 4 239 A huge block of marble from an anta of the temple of Athenè Polias at Prienè is now in the British Museum.

1925 Museum of Fine Arts Bull. 23 14/1 From the foot of the stairway one looks across an open court to a portico with one square pillar and two antas.

1966 J. R. McCredie Fortified Mil. Camps Attica i. 5 The wall at this point was thickened on its inner face by antae.

2009 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeology 113 556 The distance from the corner of the frieze to the front face of the anta in the Parthenon is approximately 3.49m.

Compounds

anta cap n. (also antae cap) the capital or top of an anta.antae caps can be used as the plural of either singular form.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > pillar > [noun] > square > specific > top of

anta cap1837

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 220/1 [The Greeks] purposely gave to such pilasters, bases and antæ-caps dissimilar from those of the columns..The Doric anta-cap is very simple, and its abacus and other mouldings much narrower than those of the column-capital.

1842 Encycl. Brit. III. 472/2 Fig. 10, enlarged profile of the antæ cap.

1862 Rep. Court of Claims 1861–2 II. 323 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (37th Congr. 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Rep. C.C. 291) Anta caps or impost mouldings.

1909 Cycl. Archit., Carpentry & Building VIII. 145 The caryatids..still attain the requisite height by the simple expedient of placing them upon a short section of wall, or pedestal, treated with an ornate Ionic antae cap and base-mould.

1971 Hesperia 40 432 Not included in the catalogue is a badly preserved marble anta cap.

2005 M. H. McAllister Excavations at Anc. Halieis I. Introd. 10/2 A number of molded pieces coated with varying amounts of plaster have been inventoried; some may be anta caps or from door jambs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anta
释义	antan. Brit. /ˈantə/, U.S. /ˈæntə/ Inflections: Plural antæ, antas. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin antae. Etymology: < classical Latin antae (only in plural) square pilasters < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit ātā door frame (rare, only in plural) and Old Icelandic and- , ǫnd porch. Compare earlier antes n. Classical Architecture. A square pilaster on either side of a door, or at the corner of a building. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > pillar > [noun] > square > specific pilaster1573 antes1592 pilastrel1592 anta1664 jamb1687 piedroit1696 parastas1706 alette1810 1664 J. Evelyn Acct. Archit. in tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. 130 [Pilasters are also found] in Chimny-pieces, Fronts of Buildings, Galleries, and Door-cases from whence they were nam'd Antae. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Projecture of the Antæ should always equal that of the Ornaments. 1760 G. Thompson tr. Francisco de los Santos Descr. Escurial iv. 38 The whole structure is supported by four antas, or very strong square pillars. 1789 Rudim. Anc. Archit. 50 To temples, whose walls with the antae project to form a porch, two columns are placed opposite the walls which form the cell. 1801 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 1086/1 Though they had not side columns, they had the antas continued along the side walls. 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 220/1 The Greeks never employed antæ, except at an angle or the extremity of a wall..Sometimes the Doric anta has a simple kind of moulding and groove at its foot. 1883 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 4 239 A huge block of marble from an anta of the temple of Athenè Polias at Prienè is now in the British Museum. 1925 Museum of Fine Arts Bull. 23 14/1 From the foot of the stairway one looks across an open court to a portico with one square pillar and two antas. 1966 J. R. McCredie Fortified Mil. Camps Attica i. 5 The wall at this point was thickened on its inner face by antae. 2009 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeology 113 556 The distance from the corner of the frieze to the front face of the anta in the Parthenon is approximately 3.49m. Compounds anta cap n. (also antae cap) the capital or top of an anta.antae caps can be used as the plural of either singular form. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > pillar > [noun] > square > specific > top of anta cap1837 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 220/1 [The Greeks] purposely gave to such pilasters, bases and antæ-caps dissimilar from those of the columns..The Doric anta-cap is very simple, and its abacus and other mouldings much narrower than those of the column-capital. 1842 Encycl. Brit. III. 472/2 Fig. 10, enlarged profile of the antæ cap. 1862 Rep. Court of Claims 1861–2 II. 323 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (37th Congr. 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Rep. C.C. 291) Anta caps or impost mouldings. 1909 Cycl. Archit., Carpentry & Building VIII. 145 The caryatids..still attain the requisite height by the simple expedient of placing them upon a short section of wall, or pedestal, treated with an ornate Ionic antae cap and base-mould. 1971 Hesperia 40 432 Not included in the catalogue is a badly preserved marble anta cap. 2005 M. H. McAllister Excavations at Anc. Halieis I. Introd. 10/2 A number of molded pieces coated with varying amounts of plaster have been inventoried; some may be anta caps or from door jambs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1664
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