clearstory
Americannoun
plural
clearstoriesnoun
Other Word Forms
- clearstoried adjective
Example Sentences
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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)
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 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
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