trumeau

[ troo-moh; French try-moh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural tru·meaux [troo-, mohz, t, r, y, -, moh].

a mirror having a painted or carved panel above or below the glass in the same frame.
Architecture. a column supporting a tympanum of a doorway at its center.

trumeau

/ trʊˈməʊ /

Origin of trumeau¹

From French

Origin of trumeau¹

from French

The graceful trumeau images of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary are restorations.

At the middle trumeau stands John the Baptist, he who was sent before to prepare the way, the announcer as well as the witness.

Observe that the trumeau was made narrow at its base, in order to let pass the pilgrim throngs.

The present image at the trumeau is a fragment saved from the late-Gothic Chartreuse of the Valois dukes.

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