fan tracery
Britishnoun
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Inside the great feature is the "fan tracery" of the stone roof, which resembles that of King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
From Westminster The Fascination of London by Smith, A. Murray, Mrs.
The Porch has a fine groined vault, with fan tracery, and a rich parapet and cornice.
From Addresses & Papers / Collectanea by Eade, Peter
The roof is curious, as being an adaptation in the Renaissance of the late Gothic fan tracery Some colouring remains.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)
The roof has fan tracery with a massive pendant.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)
They are elegantly designed with fan tracery, and the windows, since their original foundation, appear to have been enriched with tracery.
From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George
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