Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ..................... Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary ..................... Illustrated
FURNITURE Glossary
Terminus / Term / Terminal figure
Plural: terminuses or termini
Architecture
" A bust or figure of the upper part of the human body springing out of a plain block of rectangular form, pilaster, or the lower part of a console, bracket, or the like." - Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture, Ed. by Cyril M. Harris. Dover Pub. 1977
Originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome.
"In Roman religion, Terminus was the god who protected boundary markers; his name was the Latin word for such a marker. Sacrifices were performed to sanctify each boundary stone, and landowners celebrated a festival called the Terminalia in Terminus' honor each year on February 23." - Wikipedia: Terminus
Found in Georgian Revival, Neoclassical, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire, Tudor Revival styles
See also: Atlas ..... Caryatid
FurnitureTerm used in furniture, also.
Examples from Buffalo:
- Illustration above: Richmond-Lockwood House Fireplace
- Williams-Pratt House Fireplace
- McKinney House Fireplace
- City Hall
- Furniture: Dresser - Saturn Club
Other examples:
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy
- Rembrandthuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands Fireplace
- Winterthur Museum Fireplace
- Furniture: Château de Bourdeilles, France
