Glossary
Fluting – or channelling
The motif consisting of a series of vertical channels used to embellish such architectural elements as a column* or triglyph*.
Forum
The main square in a Roman city, comparable to the Greek agorà. Rectangular in shape, with porticoes, surrounded by basilicas, temples and monuments, it was the centre of city life, a place to do business, where markets were held and justice administered.
Fountain
A construction that receives water from a source (from the Latin fons) and then distributes it. Made in various shapes, sizes and materials and used as an additional decorative element for gardens and public spaces to render them more pleasurable and better appreciated.
Frieze
The band between the architrave* and cornice in a classic trabeation.
In the Doric order it features a series of metopes* and triglyphs* , but in later Roman and Renaissance times, it became a continuous fascia /band decorated in relief. It may however also be completely plain.
In the Doric order it features a series of metopes* and triglyphs* , but in later Roman and Renaissance times, it became a continuous fascia /band decorated in relief. It may however also be completely plain.
Fusion
The process of melting or liquefying metal so that it can be used to cast sculptures in bronze or other metals.