Peristylum

Japanese: peristylum
Peristylum

...The atrium is surrounded by bedrooms (cubiculum) and other facilities. At the back of the atrium is the peristylum (courtyard), which is a private courtyard, and is surrounded by the main room, dining room, bedrooms, kitchen, etc.

From the corridor

…The ancient Romans faithfully inherited Greek architectural techniques, but what is noteworthy is that they also actively incorporated corridors into residential architecture. The peristyle of Pompeiian houses and the central corridors of Ostian apartment buildings (insulas) were useful for separating rooms, and were also used skillfully in palace architecture. In medieval and early modern houses, corridors were not prominent, and the overwhelming majority of rooms were directly connected to each other. …

From [Roman Art]

…In the houses of Pompeii, the atrium was roofed on all four sides, with a central skylight to let rainwater in and a basin (impluvium) below it to catch it. In large houses, the atrium was the central area, followed by another area surrounding a colonnaded courtyard (peristylum). This peristylum was probably introduced from the Hellenistic world. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "peristylum" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また寝室(クビクルムcubiculum)その他がアトリウムを囲んでいる。アトリウムの奥にはペリステュルムperistylum(列柱中庭)が設けられる。私的な中庭というべき性格のもので,主室,食堂,寝室,台所などがまわりを取り巻く。…

【廊下】より

…古代ローマ人はギリシアの建築技法を忠実に引き継いだが,さらに住宅建築にも歩廊を積極的に取り入れたことが注目される。ポンペイ式住宅のペリステュルムperistylum,オスティア式集合住宅(インスラ)の中廊下などは,各室の独立に役立ち,宮殿建築にも巧みに利用されている。 中世および近世初期の住宅では,廊下が目立たず,室と室が直接接続されている例が圧倒的に多い。…

【ローマ美術】より

…ポンペイの住宅では,アトリウムの屋根は四方からふきおろされ,中央に雨水を落とす天窓があり,その下に雨水を受ける水盤(インプルウィウムimpluvium)がある。大邸宅ではアトリウムを中心とする一郭の後ろに列柱中庭(ペリステュルムperistylum)を取り巻く一郭が造られる。このペリステュルムはヘレニズム世界から導入されたのであろう。…

※「peristylum」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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