- a variation of clerestory.
clearstory
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The clearstory windows in both transepts are similar in general design to those of the south clearstory of the nave but with variations suggesting a rather later date.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
The examples he produces seem rather octagons carried up from the ground to give a clearstory under the dome than true drums interposed between the dome and its pendentives.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
The panelling beneath the clearstory is richer than that in the nave.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
It doubtless resembled the basilican churches at Salonica, either with clearstory windows, as in S. Demetrius, or without such windows, as in Eski Juma Jamissi.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
It is interesting to compare the design of this clearstory with that of St. Michael's.
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.
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.
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