aedicula
Sign in to savethumb|Classical shrine from Marsala|Lilybaeum, with sign of [[Baal Hammon, signs of Tanit and caduceus]] In ancient Roman religion, an ' (: ') is a small shrine, and in classical architecture refers to a niche covered by a pediment or entablature supported by a pair of columns and typically framing a statue. The early Christian ones sometimes contained funeral urns. are also represented in art as a form of ornamentation.
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10 sectionsContents
- Classical ''aediculae''
- Gothic ''aediculae''
- Renaissance ''aediculae''
- Post-Renaissance classicism
- Other ''aediculae''
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Classical shrine from Marsala|Lilybaeum, with sign of [[Baal Hammon, signs of Tanit and caduceus]] In ancient Roman religion, an ' (: ') is a small shrine, and in classical architecture refers to a niche covered by a pediment or entablature supported by a pair of columns and typically framing a statue. The early Christian ones sometimes contained funeral urns. are also represented in art as a form of ornamentation.
The word is the diminutive of the Latin , a temple building or dwelling place. The Latin word has been anglicised as aedicule and as edicule. Describing post-antique architecture, especially Renaissance architecture, aedicular forms may be described using the word tabernacle, as in tabernacle window.