entresol, flat, ground floor, mezzanine, rez-de-chaussee, roof, rooftop, street floor, top, top side, topsides, upside
Definitionn. part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
Last update: October 20, 2015
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In the restoration of 1866 some early mural painting was discovered, and a transition Norman clerestory was discovered, remaining above the later nave. [Please select]
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Of what description are the arches which separate the nave from the chancel and aisles, and sustain the clerestory walls. [Please select]
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In large buildings massive cylindrical piers support pointed arches, above which we often find round-headed clerestory windows, as at Buildwas Abbey Church, Salop; or semicircular arches forming the triforium, as at Malmesbury Abbey Church, Wilts. [Please select]
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Flying buttresses were sometimes used to strengthen the clerestory walls of large buildings, and have a light and elegant effect. [Please select]
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What difference is there between the arches of this style, which support the clerestory, and those of an earlier period. [Please select]
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Circular windows, filled with tracery, are not uncommon in large buildings; and we also meet with triangular spherical-shaped windows, as in the clerestory of Barton Segrave Church, Northamptonshire[111-*]. [Please select]
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How are the piers of this style, which support the clerestory arches, distinguished from those of an earlier period. [Please select]
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