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clearstory

American  
[kleer-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee] / ˈklɪərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i /

noun

clearstories plural
  1. clerestory.


clearstory British  
/ ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of clerestory

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The resemblances between this clearstory, and that of St. John's chancel, raise the question of priority.

From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.

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

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.

The windows are high in the clearstory and set so deeply in the casement that the light falling on the mural paintings and fresco work is sifted and softened.

From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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 graceful treatment of the windows of the nave and choir clearstories is shown in the illustration.

From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.

The deep panelling beneath the windows must have been carried out when the clearstories were constructed in the fifteenth century.

From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.

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