ARCHITRAVE

, is that part of a column which bears immediately upon the capital. It is the lowest | member of the entablature, and is supposed to represent the principal beam in timber buildings, in which it is sometimes called the reason piece, or master-piece. Also, in chimneys it is called the mantle-piece; and the hyperthyron over the jaumbs of doors, or lintels of windows.

Architrave Corniche. See Corniche.

Architrave doors, are those which have an architrave on the jaumbs, and over the door; upon the cap piece if straight; or on the arch, if the top be curved.

Architrave windows, of timber, are usually an ogee raised out of the solid timber, with a list over it: though sometimes the mouldings are struck, and laid on; and sometimes they are cut in brick.