Tambour
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In classical architecture, a tambour (Fr.: "drum") is the inverted bell of the Corinthian capital around which are carved acanthus leaves for decoration.[1]
The term also applies to the wall of a circular structure, whether on the ground or raised aloft on pendentives and carrying a dome (also known as a tholobate), and to the drum-shaped segments of a column, which is built up in several courses.[1]
A cover made of strips of wood connected together with fabric such as that of a roll-top desk is called a tambour. This has been adopted to describe an office cupboard that is designed to have doors that conceal within the cabinet when opened, also known as roller-shutters.[2]
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Notes
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 388.
- ^ "Tambour Definition & Meaning". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tambour". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 388. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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