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Peristyle houses

Scope note

Use for houses that have internal courtyards with colonnades; for ancient Roman or similarly styled courtyard houses without colonnades but with impluvia, use "atrium houses."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005452

Broader Terms used

courtyard houses

Term used for

houses, peristyle

Equivalent Terms used

peristyle house

Created

13yrs ago

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