ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARCHITRAVE
Via French from Italian, from archi- + trave beam, from Latin trabs.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARCHITRAVE»
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architrave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
architrave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
L'
architrave, le plancher, la plate-forme: nouvelle histoire ...
Sous la direction de Roberto Gargiani, une centaine de spécialistes internationaux décrivent l'évolution des connaissances constructives nécessaires à la réalisation des structures horizontales, depuis la découverte de la force ...
How were wooden architrave beams fitted when worked around corners? This is
a critical point at the corners of a columnar temple facade. Mitering the ends of
the beams would not have been acceptable: the beam would be susceptible to ...
3
The Bath-Gymnasium Complex at Sardis
The parts bear the following proportion to the whole: architrave, 0.35:1; frieze, 0.3
:1; cornice, 0.35:1 (Figs. 132-135, 182). ... The upper two fasciae of the architrave
carry the Imperial dedicatory inscription (supra, "Inscriptions"). The back of the ...
4
Stephanos: Studies in Honor of Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway
to epistyle depth in that temple points to an architrave for the "Treasury" around
68 cm deep, which would he possible only over the eastern facade. The height of
exterior columns to their epistyle (beam and moulding) would yield an architrave
...
Kim J. Hartswick, Mary Carol Sturgeon, 1998
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The Tempietto del Clitunno near Spoleto
As for the frame of the reliquary, the Tempietto's builders carved its architrave and
cornices carefully so that they would blend with the other parts of the orders (Fig.
73). The fluted cymas from the reliquary's cornices resemble those in the apse ...
6
Huari Administrative Structure: Prehistoric Monumental ...
architectural and monumental element seems to have been the architrave.
Architrave is a word from classical Greek architecture that refers to one part of the
Greek temple's entablature, specifically, the stone that spans horizontally across
the ...
William Harris Isbell, Gordon Francis McEwan, 1991
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FCS Construction Carpentry and Roofwork L2
Fitting the architrave to the doorframe As you know from earlier, an architrave is
the piece of woodwork that surrounds a door or window and it is one of the
finishing components in carpentry. At this point in your studies you don't have to
make ...
Ann Smith, Ebrahim James, 2007
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Specifications for Practical Architecture, Preceded by an ...
need not be carried far back ; thus some stone may be sated : but in this case the
vertical joints of them might to be placed over the vertical joints in the large blocks
of the architrave, to as to appear one with the larger blocks ; otherwise the ...
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Carpentry and Joinery: Work Activities
Figure 7.11 features a Yorkshire Rose to show how these may be personalised,
but as shown in Figure 7.12 care should be taken to avoid any potential block
shrinkage by either housing the architrave into the block or using a material of ...
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The Theatre of Diokaisareia
The mouldings of both architrave and frieze are not decorated and left plain. Not
visible. Roughly dressed. Not visible. Roughly dressed. The edge is concave
notch shaped. Buried, but vertically cut. The state of finish of the decoration, even
if ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARCHITRAVE»
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architrave is used in the context of the following news items.
Work on Natchez colonnades project in dispute
“The immense deterioration of the architrave (beam over the columns) was just monumental and overwhelming,” he said. Brown said the city ... «Natchez Democrat, Jul 15»
Blood DNA match key as Paige Chivers murder trial nears end
... tiny spatters of blood, with a DNA profile matching Paige's, were found on a skirting board and architrave in Ewing's flat in All Hallows Road. «Fleetwood Today, Jul 15»
Italy: Four regions to find value
L'Architrave has a three-bedroom duplex apartment with sea views for €575,000 (£421k) in Casa del Mare. “Lunigiana offers peace, tranquillity ... «A Place in the Sun, Jun 15»
Renaissance in Gore Bay as town celebrates 125th year
... two storeys of red brick (actually brick patterns imprinted on concrete, a fashionable construction style in the 1920s) with classical architrave ... «Manitoulin Expositor, Jun 15»
Historical Commission selects Banks Road home
A decorative band of diamond shaped shingles below the cornice architrave are reminiscent of some of the larger, more elaborate shingle style ... «Wicked Local Swampscott, Jun 15»
Dermot Bannon: 'Our house is very modest. Everyone who visits is …
... only have €90 to buy a door off the shelf and see if I can do something nice with the architrave or the frame. Hopefully the quality is as good. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
From hobbyist to UMSL's 2015 poet laureate
Jennifer Tappenden, the first UMSL poet laureate, celebrated the eighth release by her independent poetry press, Architrave, earlier this year. «UMSL Daily, Jun 15»
REVIEW: Now This Is Not The End, Arcola Theatre
On the back wall a few strips of architrave light up now and then and some electronic music putters away in the background. Rosie (Jasmine ... «British Theatre, Jun 15»
Interiors: A range adds style and substance to kitchens old and new
... for similar) and added an architrave around the opening. The latter was made of soft wood painted to match the wall – Dulux Wicker Dream. «Bristol Post, Jun 15»
La cosmopolita Palmira nell'era del Califfo
L'eredità sacra della Grecia è presente su un architrave, nel quale è raffigurato Herakles nudo con i suoi attributi classici clava e pelle di leone. «il manifesto, Jun 15»
