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Courtyard houses

Scope note

Houses with internal courtyards of any configuration or design. For houses with internal courtyards having impluvia but no colonnades, use "atrium houses"; for houses with internal courtyards with colonnades, use "peristyle houses."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005449

Broader Terms used

<houses by form: plan>

Narrower Terms used

peristyle houses
atrium houses

Equivalent Terms used

courtyard house

Created

12yrs ago

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