Definition of Entablatures. Meaning of Entablatures. Synonyms of Entablatures

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Definition of Entablatures

Entablature
Entablature En*tab"la*ture (?; 135), n. [OF. entablature: cf. It intavolatura, fr. LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L. in + tabulatum board work, flooring, fr. tabula. See Table.] (Arch.) The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns. See Illust. of Column, Cornice. Note: It is commonly divided into architrave, the part immediately above the column; frieze, the central space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings. --Parker.

Meaning of Entablatures from wikipedia

- bands which lies horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are commonly divided...
- elevations" building proportion and scale, classical columns, highly stylized entablatures and colonnades. The style was used primarily for high-profile cultural...
- the simplest of the orders, though still with complex details in the entablature above. The Gr**** Doric column was fluted, and had no base, dropping straight...
- of a semicircular arch. They have four couples of Tuscan columns and entablatures with classic decorations that divide the two bodies at the same time...
- not present columns and entablatures. A striking feature is his rusticated frieze resting upon a perfectly plain entablature Examples of the use of the...
- non-classic way. Tall corinthian columns stand on plinths and bear the main entablatures; these define the main framework of two storeys and the tripartite bay...
- In architecture, the dado is the lower part of a wall, below the dado rail and above the skirting board. The word is borrowed from Italian meaning "dice"...
- porch with two porphyry columns and richly carved capitals, bases and entablatures. The Baptistery was subject to an elaborate restoration during the pontificate...
- style has distinctive capitals at the top of columns and horizontal entablatures which it supports, while the rest of the building does not in itself...
- non-classic way. Tall Corinthian columns stand on plinths and support the main entablatures; these define the main framework of two stories and the tripartite bay...