A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1900)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 193
t- house, or such as a closet, bower, or private chamber, an upper story, or a gallery, whether it was used for prayer or not ; and the term became more especially applied to a project- Vicars’ Close, Wells. ing window, (in which there was sometimes an altar, as in Linlithgow Palace, Scotland).… … Grecian Ovolo, quirked. Temple at Corinth. found in any but the not very frequent in that. [See Decorated style, and is also Column .] Overstory, the clearstory or upper story.
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