Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order | Page 428

G L OS S A RY

cortile A large or principal courtyard of an Italian palazzo.
court An area open to the sky and mostly or entirely surrounded by walls or
buildings.
courtyard A court adjacent to or within a building, esp. one enclosed on all four
sides.
cromlech A circular arrangement of megaliths enclosing a dolmen or burial
mound
cupola A light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or
belvedere. Also, a small dome covering a circular or polygonal area.
cyma recta A projecting molding having the profile of a double curve with the
concave part projecting