The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · B

Bipedalis

Also called bipedales

A large square Roman tile two Roman feet (about 59 cm) on a side, used for bonding courses through brick-faced walls and for the floors of hypocausts.

See also: Opus testaceum

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters Walls and Openings.

Nearby in the glossary

Belt · Béton brut · Bhumi · BIM · Blind arcade · Bosquet · Boss · Brahmasthana