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The late Romanesque tympanum of Vézelay Abbey, Burgundy, France, 1130s. A tympanum (pl.: tympana; from Greek and Latin words meaning "drum") is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, door or window, which is bounded by a lintel and an arch. [1] It often contains pedimental sculpture or other imagery or ...
The clock was restored in 1782, 1822, 1841, and completely overhauled in 1872, when the upper dial showing only the time was installed. The zodiac calendar was restored in 1973. The clock was badly damaged by fire in 1986; after a complete restoration, the clock was reinstalled in 1994 with a replica mechanism.
First attested in English in the late 19th century, the Italian word timpani derives from the Latin tympanum (pl. tympana), which is the latinisation of the Greek word τύμπανον (tumpanon, pl. tumpana), 'a hand drum', [3] which in turn derives from the verb τύπτω (tuptō), meaning 'to strike, to hit'. [4]
It shows various medieval carving including abstract corbels, an astrological tympanum, and St Michael slaying the dragon. Two of the carvings are thought to be Sheela na Gigs. [5] [6] The upper part of the tower was built in the 13th century with the parapet being added in the 15th. [2] The church was restored in 1862, [3] by Benjamin Ferrey. [6]
Tympanum may refer to: Tympanum (architecture) , an architectural element located within the arch or pediment Tympanum (anatomy) , a hearing organ/gland in frogs and toads, a flat red oval on both sides of a frog's head
The Atticus is the part of the tegmentum tympani where the stapes and incus are attached. The floor of the cavity (also called the jugular wall) is narrow, and consists of a thin plate of bone (fundus tympani) which separates the tympanic cavity from the jugular fossa. It presents, near the labyrinthic wall, a small aperture for the passage of ...
The last inaugural luncheon to not include ice cream as part of the dessert was President George W. Bush's second inauguration in 2005. The luncheon has traditionally consisted of a three-course meal.
Chain of ossicles and their ligaments, seen from the front in a vertical, transverse section of the tympanum (tympanic cavity) Right eardrum as seen through a speculum This is a normal left eardrum.