| LC control no. | sh 95005925 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Exedrae (Architecture) |
| Variant(s) | Exedra (Architecture) Exhedrae (Architecture) |
| See also | Niches (Architecture) Rooms |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on semicircular or rectangular recesses or rooms, primarily found in classical architecture, that were often lined with seats and used as meeting places. |
| Found in | Work cat.: Die freihe stehende griechische Exedra, 1994. Britannica Micro. (exedra, also spelled exhedra, in architecture, semicircular or rectangular niche with a raised seat; more loosely applied, also refers to the apse of a church or to a niche therein) Dict. of arch., 1975: p. 160 (Exedra, in classical architecture, a semicircular or rectangular recess with raised seats: also, more loosely, any apse or niche or a room opening full width into a larger, covered or uncovered space) Kleine Pauly (Exedra, a seat, a bench outside the house; modern archaeology applies to semicircular benches and also to rounded niches in buildings) OED (Exedra, exhedra. Pl. exedrae, hedrae; the portico of the palaestra or gymnasium in which disputations of the learned were held among the ancients; also, in private houses, the pastas or vestibule, used for conservation; used as synonymous with Cathedra, for a throne or seat of any kind) AAT (Exedrae: niches, recesses, or other sheltered spaces, often semicircular and lined with seats; Exedrae (Site elements): Used for semicircular outdoor seats, usually of stone or marble) |
| Not found in | Encyc. of world art; Ox. classic. dict. |
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