Cornice terms

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Architrave Cornice Terms Entablature Frieze Architectural Styles and Details Building Shapes and Details

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cornice
frieze
architrave
entablature
these are formal definitions
many people use the word cornice to refer to the whole decorated area between the wall and the roof

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The illustration shows a roof above a layered decorative entablature on a brick wall. The upper projecting portion is identified as the cornice, the broad middle band as the frieze, and the lower band as the architrave. A brace groups all three portions as the entablature. An annotation distinguishes these formal definitions from common usage, in which cornice can refer to the entire decorated area between the wall and roof.

Components

cornice frieze architrave entablature decorative moldings brick wall roof

Materials

brick mortar