Frieze Architecture
A frieze is a horizontal strip whose purpose is to receive a decoration, usually consisting of a repeating pattern decorative.
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The frieze may, as appropriate, along a wall, a fireplace , a beam , a casing , a slab or tile , a plinth, the angle of a cap (on the wallpaper and / or ceiling) or stress the edge of a roof (Caribbean Style). It can also decorate a piece of furniture or other objects.
There is also talk of a frieze for regular rehearsals and a linear pattern in the field of graphic arts , and especially those bordering parts of fabrics ( curtains , sheets, cloths , etc.).
Classical architecture
In the architecture classic, is a frieze (in the classical orders ) a member of the entablature between the architrave and cornice. It is a molding that can accommodate flat horizontal decor.
- In the Tuscan order , it is rarely decorated. It speaks of "bare plank."
- In the Doric order , it is composed of small tables ( metopes ) evenly divided by a triglyph (based columns ).
The Doric frieze on an ancient turns triglyph (which is slightly offset outward from the axis of the last column), while the Doric frieze modern turns on a half-metope (the last is triglyph focused on the last column, and the metopes are all the same size). - In the Ionic order , the frieze can be curved (especially in Mannerist ).
- In the Corinthian order , the frieze can also be curved.
- In the composite order , it is attached to the rim of the architrave a holiday Carpenter
Means of planks or slats of a floor to blades, called "curling".
Theatre
In a theater , the frieze is a strip of cloth attached to the arch of the stage, it is a descending motif in the decorations.
See also
Notes
- Augustin-Charles d'Aviler , Course Architecture, Paris, 1691
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