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ID: 300264349
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300264349

 

Record Type: concept
quadrifrontal arches (<arches by form>, arches, ... Components (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Arches, typically monumental, that have two intersecting passageways and four façades. They are sometimes placed at crossroads and, in the context of ancient Roman architecture, were mainly popular in Africa and the eastern parts of the empire.
 
Terms:
quadrifrontal arches (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
quadrifrontal arch (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
four-way arches (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
四面拱門 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
sì miàn gǒng mén (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
si mian gong men (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
ssu mien kung men (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
quadrifons-bogen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
arco quadrifronte (C,U,Italian,UF,U,N)
arcus quadrifrons (C,V,Latin,UF,U,N)
arcos cuadrifrontes (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
arco cuadrifronte (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.PJ

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Components (hierarchy name)
.... Components (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of components (objects parts)
........ components (objects parts) (G)
Hierarchy of <components by specific context>
............ <components by specific context> (G)
Hierarchy of architectural elements
................ architectural elements (G)
Hierarchy of <structural elements and components for structural elements>
.................... <structural elements and components for structural elements> (G)
Hierarchy of structural elements
........................ structural elements (G)
Hierarchy of <spanning and projecting structural elements>
............................ <spanning and projecting structural elements> (G)
Hierarchy of <arches and arch components>
................................ <arches and arch components> (G)
Hierarchy of arches
.................................... arches (G)
Hierarchy of <arches by form>
........................................ <arches by form> (G)
Hierarchy of quadrifrontal arches
............................................ quadrifrontal arches (G)

Additional Parents:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Built Environment (hierarchy name)
.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Single Built Works (hierarchy name)
........ Single Built Works (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of single built works (built environment)
............ single built works (built environment) (G)
Hierarchy of <single built works by specific type>
................ <single built works by specific type> (G)
Hierarchy of <single built works by function>
.................... <single built works by function> (G)
Hierarchy of gate structures
........................ gate structures (G)
Hierarchy of quadrifrons
............................ quadrifrons (G)
Hierarchy of quadrifrontal arches
................................ quadrifrontal arches (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 通常為紀念性建築的拱門,具有兩條交錯之通廊和四個正面。有時會建於道路交會處,且在古羅馬建築中,主要建於非洲及帝國東部。 
Dutch ..... Bogen, meestal met een monumentaal karakter, met twee elkaar kruisende doorgangen en vier façades. Soms worden ze op kruispunten geplaatst. Binnen de context van de Romeinse architectuur waren ze met name populair in Afrika en in het oostelijke deel van het Romeinse Rijk. 
Spanish ..... Arcos, típicamente monumentales, que tienen dos pasajes en intersección y cuatro fachadas. A veces están ubicados en encrucijadas y en el contexto de la arquitectura de la Roma Antigua, fueron principalmente populares en África y en las partes orientales del imperio. 

Sources and Contributors:
四面拱門............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
arco cuadrifronte............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred]
................................  Garcés, Historia antigua de Hispania (1999) 124
arco quadrifronte............  [VP]
................................  Coarelli, Guida archeologica di Roma (1975) 353
arcos cuadrifrontes............  [CDBP-SNPC]
...................................  Comité, Plural del término en singular
arcus quadrifrons............  [VP]
................................  Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 10/01
four-way arches............  [VP]
.............................  MacDonald, Architecture of the Roman Empire (1986) vol. 2, index
quadrifons-bogen............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.............................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
quadrifrontal arch............  [VP]
...................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001) accessed 10/01
quadrifrontal arches............  [VP Preferred]
...................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
si mian gong men............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.............................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
sì miàn gǒng mén............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.............................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
ssu mien kung men............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Sear, Roman Architecture (1983) 43
.......... Ward-Perkins, Roman Imperial Architecture (1985) 495
.......... Wulffson, The Janus Quadrifrons (2000) 36
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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