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The tegula (Greek solenes) was a plain flat tile, or a flat tile with raised edges, which was laid flat upon the roof, while the imbrex (Greek kalupter) was a semi-cylindrical roofing tile, like a half-pipe, laid over the joints between the tegulae.
Edges of each tegula (a) are covered by curved imbrex (b) The imbrex and tegula are overlapping tiles that were used by many ancient cultures, including the Greeks, Romans, and Chinese. The tegula is a flat tile laid against the surface of the roof, while the imbrex is a semi-cylindrical tile laid over the joints between tegulae.
Imbrex and tegula, style dating back to ancient Greece and Rome. Monk and nun, a style similar to Imbrex and tegula, but basically using two Imbrex tiles. Dutch roof tiles, Netherlands; Mangalore tiles, India
New roof section, San Agustin, Gran Canaria Mission tile in Spain Monk and Nun, also known as pan and cover, mission tiling, Spanish tile, gutter tile, [1] or barrel tile, is a style of arranging roof tiles, using semi-cylindrical tiles similar to imbrex and tegula, but instead of alternating rows of flat tiles (tegulae) and arched tiles (imbrices), both rows consist of the arched tile.
The lead section states that Imbrex and tegula are "still in use today", but the History and development section stops its coverage more than 2000 years from the present day. Also possibly a new section on the use in modern architecture could be included
Tegula, a genus of marine snails; Tegula (insect anatomy), a part of the wings attached to the mesothorax, in various insects; Tegula (primate anatomy), claw-like nails found in New World monkeys; Imbrex and tegula, interlocking roofing tiles used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture
Reproduction antefixes with anthemia, Athens. In architecture, an antefix (from Latin antefigere 'to fasten before') is a vertical block which terminates and conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof (see imbrex and tegula, monk and nun).
Tegula and imbrex roofing tiles from Fishbourne Roman Palace A tile antefix of the Twentieth Legion, bearing the legion's symbol, a wild boar. Two manufactured materials were of great importance in Roman architecture: concrete and fired clay in the form of structural bricks and tiles, and to a lesser extent, in architectural decoration. These ...