ESTOFADO
A technique used to decorate wooden carving: a fine coat of plaster is applied to the surface of the wood which is then gilded and painted. This technique was developed in the 16th Century and was widely used in retablos.
Glossary Terms
A
- Acanthus
- Aisle
- Alfarje
- Alfiz
- Altar
- Arabesque
- Arcade
- Arch
- Architrave (Neo Classical)
- Archivolt
- Artesonado
- Ashlar
- Atlas
- Atrium
- Atrium Cross
- Augustinian Tasseled Hat
- Azulejos
B
- Balustrade
- Baptismal Font
- Baptistery
- Baptistry
- Barrel Vault
- Bas Relief
- Base
- Basilica (arch.)
- Basilica (eccl.)
- Battlement
- Bay
- Bell Gable
- Bell Tower
- Boss
- Broken Pediment
- Buttress
C
- Camarin
- Capilla de Indios
- Capital
- Cartouche
- Caryatid
- Cathedral
- Choir Loft
- Choir Window
- Churrigueresque
- Clerestory
- Cloister (Augustinian)
- Cloister Walk
- Coffer
- Colonnade
- Column
- Convento
- Corbel
- Corinthian Capital
- Corinthian Column
- Cornice
- Crenel
- Cupola
- Cupola (interior)
D
- Dado
- Dentils
- Dome
- Doric Capital
- Doric Column
- Drum
- Drum (Dome)
E
- Eared Frame
- Engaged Column
- Entablature (Neo Classical)
- Escudo
- Escutcheon
- Espadaña
- Estipite
- Estofado
- Ex-Convento
F
- Facade
- Fluting
- Flying Buttress
- Foliated
- Fresco
- Friar's Cell
- Frieze (Neo Classical)
G
- Gothic Arch
- Greek Key
- Groin Vault
- Grotesque
I
- Impost Block
- Ionic Capital
- Ionic Column
J
- Jamb
K
- Keystone
L
- Lambrequin
- Lantern
- Lintel
- Lobed Arch
- Loggia
- Lunette
M
- Merlon
- Metopes
- Mixtilinear
- Mudejar
N
- Nave
- Niche
- Niche Pilaster
O
- Ogee Arch
- Open Chapel
- Open-Air Chapel
P
- Papal Coat Of Arms
- Pediment
- Pendentive
- Pier (Composite)
- Pier (Rectangular)
- Pierced Merlons
- Pilaster
- Pinjante
- Plateresque
- Pointed Arch
- Polychrome
- Portal
- Porteria
- Portico
- Posa Chapel
- Pulpit
- Pyramidal Roof
R
- Refectory
- Rejoneado
- Relief Sculpture
- Retablo
- Rib Vault
- Ribs
- Rosette
- Rustication
S
- Salomonica
- Scallop Shell
- Shaft
- Soffit
- Solomonic Column
- Spolia
- Stepped Buttress
- Strapwork
T
- Tequitqui Sculptural Technique
- Terrace
- Tetramorph
- Tezontle
- Tracery
- Transverse Arch
- Triglyph
- Triumphal Arch
- Tuscan Column
V
- Vault
- Volute
- Voussoir
Z
- Zapata Bracket
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