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epistyle [ˈɛpɪˌstaɪl] n (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for architrave [1] [via Latin epistȳlium from Greek epistulion, from epi- + stulos column, style] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Above the columns are epistyles nine and a half feet long and four feet high, on which you see superbly carved sculptures of the Thessalian battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths, while on the frieze placed high on the inner walls about two cubits from the top, that great artist Phidias has magnificently represented the victories of Athens in the time of Pericles, each frieze being about the height of a ten-year-old boy. |
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lium, from Greek epist
lion : epi-, epi- + st
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