transeptal
- a word derived from transept.
Example Sentences
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Externally, its transeptal character is apparent; internally, it has the appearance of an additional south aisle.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
At Newbald and Bampton there seems to have been no attempt to give complete unity of design, as at Melbourne, to the rectangular chancel and transeptal apses.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
The body of the church probably corresponded in character with the two massive transeptal towers.
From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George
Moreover, the length of the nave remains unbroken from west wall to chancel arch: no central space is marked off to which these transeptal projections give emphasis.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
Aisleless plans with one or two transeptal chapels are to be found all through the middle ages: Acton Burnell represents a thoroughly symmetrical employment of this type.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
