fan tracery
Britishnoun
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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 images it once enshrined are lost, but the original rich colouring is still distinguishable on the fan tracery of the roof.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum by White, Gleeson
The ceiling is very singular, being an imitation of fan tracery executed in plaster.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
The roof has fan tracery with a massive pendant.
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 Porch has a fine groined vault, with fan tracery, and a rich parapet and cornice.
From Addresses & Papers / Collectanea by Eade, Peter
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