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/en tab"leuh cheuhr, -choor'/, n. Archit.the entire construction of a classical temple or the like between the columns and the eaves, usually composed of an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice. See diag. under column.[1605-15; < MF < It intavolatura; see IN-2, TABLE, -ATE1, -URE]
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Assemblage of horizontal moldings and bands supported by the columns of Classical buildings.The entablature is usually divided into three main sections: the lowest band, or architrave, which originally took the form of a beam running from support to support; the central band, or frieze, consisting of an unmolded strip with or without ornament; and the top band, or cornice, constructed from a series of moldings that project from the edge of the frieze. Most entablatures correspond to or are derived from the Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian order.* * *
in architecture, assemblage of horizontal moldings and bands supported by and located immediately above the columns of Classical buildings or similar structural supports in non-Classical buildings.The entablature is usually divided into three main sections: the lowest band, or architrave, which originally took the form of a simple beam running from support to support; the central band, or frieze, consisting of an unmolded strip with or without ornament; the top band, or cornice, constructed from a series of moldings that project from the edge of the frieze.The germinal styles of the entablature correspond to and are one of the distinguishing features of three of the main orders of architecture: Doric (Doric order), Ionic (Ionic order), and Corinthian (Corinthian order). Most entablatures not associated with these three orders are derived from them. See also order.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
