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DROP TRACERY [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Drafting and Tools
DEF

Delicate interlacing of lines or ribs, as for example in the upper part of a Gothic window.

CONT

[Gothic architecture] An ornate gallery fringed with drop tracery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin architectural et instruments
OBS

Arcature: Suite de petites arcades, quelquefois factices, sous les appuis des fenêtres ou des corniches (...) Le mot est le plus souvent employé au pluriel.

OBS

Ajouré: Percé, orné de jour.

OBS

Nervuré: Qui présente des nervures.

Spanish

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