The Probert Encyclopaedia of Architecture

FRIEZE

In architecture a frieze is that part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture. The term is also applied to any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.
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