Gibbs surround

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | 282 words | Copyright

Gibbs surround. Banded architrave around a door-case, niche, or window, usually with a massive keystone and voussoirs breaking into the top of the architrave. Named after Gibbs (who illustrated and often employed it) the surround was widely used by other C18 and later architects.

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