English translation: three bands of the architrave
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German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Architecture
German term or phrase:drei Faszien des Architravs
"In Edinburgh hat Palermo ein Architekturteil, nämlich die mittlere der drei Faszien des Architravs im Treppenhaus der Kunstakademie gestrichen."
"three fascie of the architrave" doesn't mean too much to me. Is there a better way of describing this?
Explanation: architrave
In classical architecture the lowest division of an entablature, the epistyle (a stone beam). In the case of a square opening it may be any moulded or similarly ornamented band framing a square window or door, or projecting irom it. A banded architrave is one spaced at intervals by projecting blocks. A jack architrave is, in certain orders, the lowest fascia (band or strip) of the architrave proper. Architrave trim is a casing carried around the sides and 'top of an opening; it resembles an architrave.
Fascia: a flat member or broad band, generally used in the architrave of the more elegant orders. They are divided into three bands; the lower called the first fascia, the middle one the second, and the upper one the third fascia. http://www.plasterarc.net/essay/essay/GleesonDEF.html
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Architrave: a moulding formed around a door or window opening, the lowest member of an entablature.
Band: a flat often profiled moulding.
Entablature: the horizontal superstructure on the columns in classical architecture. It is divided into three parts: the architrave, or lintel, the frieze, and the cornice or projecting member. http://www.plasterarc.net/essay/essay/GleesonDEF.html
Explanation: architrave
In classical architecture the lowest division of an entablature, the epistyle (a stone beam). In the case of a square opening it may be any moulded or similarly ornamented band framing a square window or door, or projecting irom it. A banded architrave is one spaced at intervals by projecting blocks. A jack architrave is, in certain orders, the lowest fascia (band or strip) of the architrave proper. Architrave trim is a casing carried around the sides and 'top of an opening; it resembles an architrave.
Fascia: a flat member or broad band, generally used in the architrave of the more elegant orders. They are divided into three bands; the lower called the first fascia, the middle one the second, and the upper one the third fascia. http://www.plasterarc.net/essay/essay/GleesonDEF.html
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2005-01-12 19:37:46 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Architrave: a moulding formed around a door or window opening, the lowest member of an entablature.
Band: a flat often profiled moulding.
Entablature: the horizontal superstructure on the columns in classical architecture. It is divided into three parts: the architrave, or lintel, the frieze, and the cornice or projecting member. http://www.plasterarc.net/essay/essay/GleesonDEF.html
Kim Metzger Mexico Local time: 12:18 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 343
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thanks (also to the others) for the confirmation!
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