clearstory
Americannoun
plural
clearstoriesnoun
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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
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
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.
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 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.
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