P. 331, c. 1.—“Transept.” Any part of a church which projects at right
angles with the body and is of equal or nearly equal height to this.
Transepts are in pairs, that is, the projection southward is accompanied
by a corresponding projection northward.
“Nave.” The central portion of a cathedral, distinguished from the choir.
“Arcade.” Ranges of arches supported on piers or columns. “Triforium,”
tri-fōˈri-um.
P. 331, c. 2.—“Apse,” ăpse; “Apsidal,” ăpˈsi-dal.
“Chapter-house.” The house where the _chapter_ or assembly of the
clergymen, and their dean, belonging to a cathedral, meet.
“Hospitium,” hos-pĭshˈi-ŭm.
“Castellated.” Adorned with turrets and battlements, like a castle.
“Dais,” dāˈis. A raised floor at the upper end of a dining hall.
“Lancet.” High, narrow, and sharp pointed.
“Piers.” A mass of stonework used in supporting an arch; also the part of
the wall of a house between the windows or doors.
P. 332, c. 1.—“Cuspated,” cuspˈāt-ed. Ending in a cusp, that is, the
projecting point thrown out from foliations in the heads of Gothic
windows.
“La Sainte Chapelle.” The holy chapel.
“Chartres,” shartˈr; “Bourges,” boorzh; “Corbel,” a projecting stone or
timber supporting, or seeming to support, some weight.
P. 332, c. 2.—“Tudor,” tūˈder. So called from the house on the English
throne at the time of the growth of the style.
“Elizabethan,” elĭzˌa-bēthˈan.
“Newel-post.” The stout post at the foot of the staircase, on the top of
which the rail rests.
“Wren.” (1632-1723.) An English architect, the designer of St. Paul’s, in
London. After the London fire of 1666, he drew the plans for over fifty
churches and many important public buildings of the city.
“Mural,” belonging to a wall.
“Beaumanti,” bĕ-ä-mänˈte.