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One of a pair of vertical posts or pieces that together form the sides of a door, window frame, or fireplace

Jamb reveal: the part of the jamb of a window or door opening between the outer wall surface and the window or door frame.

Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: Window jamb : Hull House
• Fireplace jambs: General Electric Tower / Niagara Mohawk Building
• Fireplace jambs: Herbert W. Turk House

Other examples:

• Doorway jambs: Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, VA
• Window jambs: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
• Portal jambs: Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France