Homework Assignment

I got all the definitions and images from google.

1.Clerestory- “a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level.The purpose is to admit light”

2.Triforium- “an arcaded gallery above the arches of the nave and below the clerestory in a church”

3.Gallery- “any covered passage that is open at one side”

4.Aisle- “is more specifically a passageway to either side of the navethat is separated from the naveby colonnades or arcades, a row of pillars or columns”

5.Arcade- “series of arches, with each arch supported by a colonnade of columns or piers.”

6.Flyer- “ An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports. “

7.Buttress- “ structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall.”

8.Crypt- “ is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building”

9.Rose Window-“are the large circular stained glass windowsfound in Gothic churches”

10.Lancet- “a tall, narrow window with a pointed arch at its top”

11.Tracery- “ is the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window.”

12.Quadripartite –“as a vault, by the system of constructionemployed, into four compartments.”

clerestory
crypt
Clerestory, Arcade and Triforium
flying buttress
Aisle
Gallery
rose window
lancet
Tracery
Quadripartite

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