Architrave in the Basilica di San Salvatore, Spoleto, Italy.
The architrave (also called epistyle) is the lintel or
beam that rests on the capitals of the
columns. As such, it is the lowest part of the entablature
consisting of architrave, frieze and cornice. The word is
derived from the Greek and Latin words arche and
trabs combined together to mean "main beam".[1]
The architrave is different in the different orders. In the Tuscan, it only consists of a plain face, crowned with a fillet, and is half a module in height. In the
Doric and composite, it has two faces, or fasciae; and three in the Ionic and Corinthian, in which it
is 10/12 of a module high, though but half a module in the rest.[2]
The word architrave is also used to refer to the mouldings (or other
elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening. See also archivolt.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Roth, Leland M (1993).
Understanding Architecture: Its Elements History and Meaning. Oxford, UK: Westview Press, 520. ISBN
0-06-430158-3.
- ^ This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
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