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Definition of Clerestory
1. Noun. Part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light.
Definition of Clerestory
1. n. Same as Clearstory.
Definition of Clerestory
1. Noun. (architecture) the upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clerestory
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clerestory
Literary usage of Clerestory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gothic Architecture in England: An Analysis of the Origin & Development of by Francis Bond (1906)
"Growth of the clerestory—The clerestory Passage—The Wall Passage. ... GROWTH OF
THE clerestory.— Up to the end of the twelfth century the clerestory ..."
2. The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul: An Account of the Old and New Buildings by Arthur Dimock (1900)
"This used to be called the " Attic," in imitation of the Classical nomenclature;
but surely this term is incorrect, since there is a clerestory above, ..."
3. A Hand-book for Visitors to Oxford by John Henry Parker, Thomas Orlando Sheldon Jewitt, John Le Keux (1875)
"The end window of the clerestory on each side has been altered,—the rest have
... The clerestory windows are very good examples of the latest Norman style; ..."
4. The Mediæval Church Architecture of England by Charles Herbert Moore (1912)
"In themselves these piers have, I think, much beauty of proportion and elegance
of form. The clerestory and triforium are variants of .those of the choir. ..."
5. Development & Character of Gothic Architecture by Charles Herbert Moore (1899)
"Of the two bays of the clerestory of that building shown in Fig. ... In this bay
the clerestory window is a simple pointed arched opening above the level of ..."
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