THE PERISTYLIUM ... The peristylium was an open courtyard within the house; the columns surrounding the garden supported a shady roofed portico whose inner walls were often embellished with elaborate wall paintings. (one famous painting from a garden in Pompeii is the so-called “Venus on the half-shell”).
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In Hellenistic Greek and Roman architecture a peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building surrounding a court that may contain an internal garden. "Tetrastoon" (Greek: "four arcade...
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The atrium and the peristylium were perfect adaptions to the heat of the Mediterranean. They were open to the sky, letting fresh air in to circulate among the corridors and rooms. In the atrium a small pool, the impluvium would catch the rainwater, whereas in the peristylium, the rain would water the plants.
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6-Peristylium (Garden, Patio) The Peristylium provided an enclosed area, open to the sun where the Romans could relax and enjoy a garden and fresh air. The Peristylium was often a private part of the house open only to the family and close friends.
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The Peristylium of Senex Caecilius ... Here is a view of my private garden from the peristylium, the covered porch with columns that surrounds the hortus on all sides. The view from the dining room (triclinium) is very serene, and my dinner guests always comment upon it.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Peristylium. Peristylium. Information about Peristylium in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... (redirected from Peristylium)
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The eastern court was called the peristylium, from the rows of columns which surrounded it; the western also was bordered by porticos, but for it we have no distinct name. ... See Letter XXVI, p. 63 Footnote 621: The porticus is a kind of cloister round the peristylium or atrium Footnote 622: Calventius is said to stand for...
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The peristylium, or peristylum, was borrowed from the Greeks, but despite the way in which the Roman clung to the customs of his ancestors it wasn't long before the peristylum became the more important of the two main sections of the house.
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