clearstory
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The Interior.—The natural division, in height, of an early church, whether basilican or domical, was into three stories—the ground level, the gallery level, and the clearstory or vault level.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
These windows come as a surprise in a land where churches are guarded from the sun, and often the open triforium and clearstory, as at Avila, are walled up later to darken the interior.
From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle
While the north aisle is later than the south, the clearstory, as has been said is earlier, being of late Decorated date with large three-light windows of reticulated tracery.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
The north aisle is lofty and has a clearstory of three windows over the arcade.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
It was, however, probably added at the same time as the nave clearstory.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
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