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Definition of Transepts
1. transept [n] - See also: transept
Lexicographical Neighbors of Transepts
Literary usage of Transepts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lombard Architecture by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1917)
"transepts The church of S. Quintino of Spigno, erected 991, is worthy of remark
because, although the nave was of a single aisle, there are transepts. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"In England the use of the rose window was usually confined to the transepts,
although roses of great span were constructed in Byland Abbey and in the east ..."
3. The Cathedral Church of Ely: A History and Description of the Building, with by W D. Sweeting (1901)
"The transepts The architectural student will find the transepts of the greatest
... The transepts at Winchester were ready for consecration in 1093, ..."
4. The Cathedral Church of Oxford: A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief by Percy Dearmer (1899)
"The Aisles of the Nave and transepts show the progress which was made at the end
of the twelfth century in vaulting : Mr. Ruskin says of the work here that ..."
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