fan tracery
Britishnoun
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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.
The roof is curious, as being an adaptation in the Renaissance of the late Gothic fan tracery Some colouring remains.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)
The roof has the beautiful fan tracery, very similar on a smaller scale to that at King's College Chapel at Cambridge.
From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)
They are elegantly designed with fan tracery, and the windows, since their original foundation, appear to have been enriched with tracery.
From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George
The vaulting is covered with fan tracery, the spaces between the ribs being filled in with a rich design.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
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