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flowing tracery — noun : tracery characterized by waving or flame shaped curves that is found in English architecture of the 14th century and in the French flamboyant * * * Archit. See curvilinear tracery. * * * flowing tracery, Architecture. tracery which is… … Useful english dictionary
tracery — /tray seuh ree/, n., pl. traceries. 1. ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc. 2. any delicate, interlacing work of lines, threads, etc., as in carving or… … Universalium
curvilinear tracery — Archit. tracery, esp. of the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by a pattern of irregular, boldly curved forms. Also called flowing tracery. * * * … Universalium
curvilinear tracery — Archit. tracery, esp. of the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by a pattern of irregular, boldly curved forms. Also called flowing tracery … Useful english dictionary
Paisley — PAISLEY, a burgh, market town, and ancient parish, in the Upper ward of the county of Renfrew, of which it is the principal place, and the seat of a wide manufacturing district, 7½ miles (W. by S.) from Glasgow, and 50 (W. by S.) from… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Roman Catholic) — The present Catholic St. Patrick s Cathedral in Armagh, Northern Ireland was built to replace the medieval Cathedral, St. Patrick s Cathedral, Armagh, which has been retained by the Church of Ireland since the Protestant Reformation.It is the… … Wikipedia
Dunfermline — DUNFERMLINE, a royal burgh, and parish, in the district of Dunfermline, county of Fife; including the villages of Charlestown, Crossford, Halbeath, Limekilns, Mastertown, Patiemuir, North Queensferry, and part of Crossgates; and containing… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
York Minster — Infobox UK cathedral building name =York Minster infobox width = image size = caption =Transept and crossing tower of York Minster from the south east map type = map size = map caption = location =York full name =Cathedral and Metropolitical… … Wikipedia
curvilinear — adjective Etymology: Latin curvus + linea line Date: 1696 1. consisting of or bounded by curved lines ; represented by a curved line 2. marked by flowing tracery < curvilinear Gothic > • curvilinearity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kathedrale von Wells — Die um 1260 vollendete Westfassade mit ihren fast 300 mittelalterlichen Statuen Die Kathedrale von Wells, offiziell The Cathedral Church of St Andrew [1], ist eine Kathedrale in der englischen Stadt Wells in Somerset. Sie ist der Sitz des … Deutsch Wikipedia
