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Spire Light

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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SPIRE LIGHT (Fr. lucarne ), the term given to the windows in a spire which are found in all periods of English Gothic architecture, and in French spires form a very important feature in the composition. There is an early example in the spire of the cathedral at Oxford; they are not glazed, and have occasionally, if of large size, transoms to strengthen the mullions.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Spire Light'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/spire-light.html. 1910.
 
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