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
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.
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.
We have no record of the building of the clearstory 62and roof of the nave.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
The chancel is dark owing to the small clearstory windows, the low outer north aisle, and the concealment of a south window by the organ.
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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