clearstory
Americannoun
plural
clearstoriesnoun
Other Word Forms
- clearstoried adjective
Example Sentences
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In the West these structural divisions were developed into the triple composition of nave-arcade, triforium, and clearstory.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
Like Salisbury it has the uncommon feature of two sets of transepts; the clearstory is carried round the church, unbroken by rose windows at the west or transept ends.
From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle
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.
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 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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