tympana
- plural of tympanum.
Example Sentences
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It is specially to be noticed that all the tympana in the triforium range are differently ornamented.
From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)
The Crucifixion as a subject for representation on such tympana is said to be rare, the Last Judgment being the one usually selected.
From Somerset by Wade, G. W.
On the side doors the tympana have the Agnus Dei, and that to the left has the Annunciation on brackets, one figure on each side of the door.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
The tympana of these doors, formerly lighted, have been bricked up.
From Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) by Various
He joined me, however, as soon as service was over, and walked from Tenth Street to Madison Square, with his grizzly arm thurst through mine, and his diabolical jeers drumming on my tympana.
From Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature by Various
