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A lancet window is a tall, narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural element are typical of Gothic Architecture in England
Retrieved 24 October 2006 The term ''lancet window'' is properly applied to windows of austere form, without tracery. Paired windows were sometimes surmounted by a simple opening such as a quatrefoil cut in plate tracery. This form gave way to the more ornate, multi-light traceried window.
File:South transept, Beverley Minster - geograph.org.uk - 1774861.jpg, Early English lancet windows in the south transept of
A lancet window is a tall, narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural element are typical of Gothic
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edifices of the earliest period. Lancet windows may occur singly, or paired under a single moulding, or grouped in an odd number with the tallest window at the centre.
The lancet window first appeared in the early French Gothic period (c. 1140–1200), and later in the English period of Gothic architecture (1200–1275). So common was the lancet window feature that this era is sometimes known as the "Lancet Period".Retrieved 24 October 2006 The term ''lancet window'' is properly applied to windows of austere form, without tracery. Paired windows were sometimes surmounted by a simple opening such as a quatrefoil cut in plate tracery. This form gave way to the more ornate, multi-light traceried window.
Examples
Beverley Minster
Beverley Minster, otherwise known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one-thi ...
, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
File:High Altar - geograph.org.uk - 1428606.jpg, Early English lancet windows, built 1234, east end of Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England
File:Ardfert Cathedral Choir Windows 2012 09 11.jpg, Early English east window and series of nine lancet windows in the south wall of the choir, in the ruined Ardfert Cathedral
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, County Kerry, Ireland
File:Hereford Cathedral (7823194816).jpg, Early English lancet windows in the Lady Chapel of Hereford Cathedral, Herefordshire, England
File:Early English Y tracery - geograph.org.uk - 822369.jpg, Late 13th century Y tracery in lancet windows of chancel of St Helen's church, Barnoldby le Beck
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, Lincolnshire, England
File:St Andrew's church - chancel - geograph.org.uk - 818626.jpg, The triple lancet east window, c. 1300, in St Andrew's Church, Attlebridge
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, Norfolk, England
File:Chiesa di Santa Lucia al Galluzzo - Facade - Left Aisle.jpg, Left aisle with single lancet window in the medieval church of St Lucia in Galluzzo
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, Florence, Italy.
File:Ivrea Castello Bifora 02.JPG, A double lancet window in the 14th century castle at Ivrea in the Piedmont region of Italy
See also
*Church window
Church windows are windows within cathedrals, basilicas and other church edifices. They have been a central element in church architecture since Early Christianity.
Early Christianity
From the beginning, Christian churches, in contrast to the a ...
* Monofora
Monofora is a type of the single-light window, usually narrow, crowned by an arch, and decorated by small columns or pilasters.
Overview
The term usually refers to a certain type of window designed during the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissanc ...
* Polifora
Polifora is a type of the multi-light window. It appears in towers and belfries on top floors, where it is necessary to lighten the structure with wider openings. The term ''polifora'' usually refers to the window with at least five parts.
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