Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Entablatures

An entablature refers to several components found above the columns or caryatids. The entablature identifies the style of the classical order such as Corinthian, Doric, Ionic. Components refer to pediment, cornice, frieze, architrave, and lesser components such as moldings (cyma, cavetto, cyma reversa), tryglyphs, guttae, regulae, taenia, metopes, mutules, corona, soffit, cymatium, dentils, modillions, etc.

Doric Order Entablature
Ionic Order Entablature
Corinthian Order Entablature

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