Stone pillar or column supporting the tympanum of a portal at its center (fig.3, E). [ Fig.6: Drawing of the nave at Reims cathedral showing the clerestory, triforium, and the nave arcades ( after M.Alexander, 2003)].
vertical architectural member between the leaves of a doorway. A trumeau figure, i.e. a statue is usually located there. In Vernon, this a statue of the Virgin with Child. (Also see 'portal' and 'porch')
The decorative treatment of the space over a mantel, door, or window consisting of a mirror or painting. Specifically, the over mantel panel treatment of the Louis XV and Louis XVI periods.
A classic French style of wood paneling with gilded molding and ornamentation that was developed during the 17th century and used throughout Versailles, the elaborate home of King Louis XIV.