Tambour

In classical architecture, a tambour (Fr.: "drum") is the inverted bell of the Corinthian capital around which are carved acanthus leaves for decoration.[1]

For other uses, see Tambour (disambiguation).

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]

See also

Notes
  1. Chisholm 1911, p. 388.

References
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tambour". Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 388.


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