Aedicula (English spelling)

Japanese: エディクラ（英語表記）aedicula

A stone or wooden altar that protrudes from the wall of a building. A statue, a small altar, or a plaque is often placed in the central recess, and columns are arranged on the left and right sides, and eaves and gables are arranged at the top, resembling the facade of a temple. This style was perfected in ancient Rome and was widely used as a method of solemn and elegant architectural decoration. The original Latin word for "small temple" (the correct word is aedicula) was a Latin word, but the meaning of the word spread over time, and in the early Middle Ages it was used to refer to a chapel, and in the Renaissance and Baroque periods it was used to refer to a type of framework surrounding a window or door, or a canopy covering an altar in a church.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

建築物の壁面から張り出すようにしてつくられた石造または木造の飾壇。中央の凹所にはしばしば彫像，小祭壇，銘板等が置かれ，神殿の正面に似せてその周囲を囲む形で左右に柱，上部に軒と破風が配される。この形式はすでに古代ローマ時代に完成され，荘重にして優美な建築装飾の手法としてさかんに用いられた。もともと〈小神殿〉を意味するラテン語(正しくはアエディクラ)であったが，時代とともに語義が広まり，中世初期には礼拝堂が，ルネサンス，バロック時代には窓や扉を囲う枠組みの一種，あるいは聖堂内の祭壇を覆う天蓋が，ともにエディクラと呼ばれたこともある。

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