fan tracery
Britishnoun
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The Porch has a fine groined vault, with fan tracery, and a rich parapet and cornice.
From Addresses & Papers / Collectanea by Eade, Peter
Thus, for instance, the roof of Milan Cathedral is seemingly covered with elaborate fan tracery, forcibly enough painted to enable it, in its dark and removed position, to deceive a careless observer.
From The Seven Lamps of Architecture by Ruskin, John
The chancel has a screen and rood-loft, with fan tracery E. and W.; the staircase is in the S. pier of the arch.
From Somerset by Wade, G. W.
Inside the great feature is the "fan tracery" of the stone roof, which resembles that of King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
From Westminster The Fascination of London by Smith, A. Murray, Mrs.
The ceiling of this is of fan tracery, and its side walls are panelled in five tiers.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester A Short History and Description of the Church and of the Collegiate Buildings now known as Chetham's Hospital by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.
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