Glossary
Lacunar
A decorative element with squared-off overhangs made in wood or plaster used to embellish the space within the area created where beams, used to support the roof, cross. Used by both the Greeks and the Romans, it was also very popular during the Renaissance. Also a feature in a panelled or coffered ceiling which is embellished with a grid of recessed squares between the corbels.
Lesene
A flat semi-column or pilaster built against a wall, without a base or capital. Part of an architectural order.
Loggia
An open-sided architectural structure – an arcade with columns or pilasters that may be free-standing or part of a building
Lunette
The part top part of a wall at the intersection between the wall and a vault, often decorated with paintings, mosaics and reliefs