Glossary · R
Roof comb
Also called roof combs, crestería
A tall crest of masonry built on the roof of a Maya temple, often pierced to lighten it and once modelled in painted stucco with figures of rulers and gods.
See also: Corbelled vault
Rules that use the word
Raise a roof comb over the temple. To make a small temple dominate the skyline, build a tall crest of masonry on its roof, set over the heavy rear wall and pierced with openings to lighten it; model it in painted stucco with the figure of the ruler or god.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Americas.
A feature of Mesoamerican architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Riser · Riwaq · Rocaille · Roji · Roof garden · Rose window · Roughcast · Royal cubit