plate tracery

American  

noun

1. tracery, as in early Gothic architecture, formed of cut or pierced slabs of stone set on edge with the flat side outward.

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Etymology

Origin of plate tracery

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

So long as the tracery preserves the simple character of piercings through a flat stone, filling the space between the window heads, it is known as plate tracery.

From Architecture Gothic and Renaissance by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)

The windows are of plate tracery, and mark the transition between Early English and Decorated.

From Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch by Haslehust, E. W.

Though mainly Perp., it retains two Dec. windows in the N. wall, and the E. window has plate tracery, though this may not be original.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

These openings are a very early example of plate tracery, which was fully developed in the Early Decorated style.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.

Conjectured to have been constructed about 1210-20 when the apsidal east end was pulled down, it forms one of the earliest instances of "plate" tracery.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric