Chambranle

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In architecture and joinery, the chambranle is the border, frame, or ornament of stone or wood, used in the three sides round chamber doors, large windows, and chimneys.

The chambranle is different in the different Orders. When it is plain and without mouldings, it is called simply and properly, band, case, or frame. The chambranle consists of three parts; the two sides, called montants, or ports, and the top, called the traverse or supercilium. The chambranle of an ordinary door is frequently called a door-case; of a window, window-frame; and of a chimney, mantle-tree.

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.