entablature
- noun
- /ˌɛntəˈbleɪtʃər/
- Specialized
:
entablamento
- Like the framing, defining corner piers, the pilasters dividing the window groups extend from the base to the entablature.
- a full entablature
Examples
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Four half-columns divide the main level into three bays, crowned by a full entablature with a triangular pediment above the central bay.
Academic text (1992) -
That's scalloping both on the base and also in the area of the entablature above the columns.
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Different perspectives of this same scene ornament the front, back, and two sides of the entablature.
Academic text (2001) -
In the outer bays, the entablature breaks forward where one would least expect it, above the void of the niche.
Academic text (1992) -
Horizontal continuities, so important in classical composition, are subtle but assured, the full entablature being used to powerful effect.
Academic text (1992) -
As in Uffizi 607E, there is now a full entablature, above which, in the central bay, a pediment and low attic project.
Academic text (1992) -
Close examination reveals many further inconsistencies and insoluble dilemmas in the treatment of the brackets and entablature.
Academic text (1992) -
To the left and right are the pietra serena piers; above, the entablature; on top, the blind pietra serena arch of the second order of the chapel.
Academic text (1992) -
Based on Spanish and Roman sources, the facade generates a sense of undulation via curvilinear entablatures, broken pediments, and coupled columnar motifs.
Academic text (2013) -
The entablature of the ancient temple featured intricate carvings that told stories of mythological heroes.
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Etymology
Entablature comes from parts like en- meaning 'on' and tabula meaning 'table' or 'board'. So an entablature is like a big 'table' laid across the tops of columns, which is why it is the horizontal structure above the column capitals.