oriel
Bracket-supported bay
An oriel is a bay window that projects from an upper floor, supported by brackets or corbels rather than extending to the ground.
Common in medieval and Gothic architecture, oriels add light and space to upper rooms while creating visual interest on building facades: The oriel offered a view of the courtyard below.
Hinged swinging window
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- transomCrossbar above a door
- mullionVertical window bar
- sashWaist-worn cloth strip
panes · leaded · stained glass · aperture · lattice · clerestory · lancet · light
Outward-curving window alcove
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- corbelWall-mounted structural support
- bracketSupport or category
- cantileveredProjecting from fixed support
jetty · overhang · facade · masonry · stonework · medieval · Renaissance · Tudor
Decorative branching stonework
- carvedCut to create form
- ornateElaborately decorated
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
leaded · stained glass · mullioned · cusped · crocketed · finial · quatrefoil · trefoil
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- VictorianOf a prim era
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
conservation · restoration · period · manor · castle · palazzo · mansion · college
casement
Hinged swinging window
sash · panes · leaded · stained glass · aperture · lattice · clerestory · lancet · light · glazed
bay window
Outward-curving window alcove
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- corbelWall-mounted structural support
- bracketSupport or category
cantilevered · jetty · overhang · facade · masonry · stonework · medieval · Renaissance · Tudor · Victorian
tracery
Decorative branching stonework
filigree · leaded · stained glass · mullioned · cusped · crocketed · finial · quatrefoil · trefoil · heraldic
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- VictorianOf a prim era
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
heritage · conservation · restoration · period · manor · castle · palazzo · mansion · college · chapel
illumination
Provision of light
- daylightSun's natural glow
- sunlitLit by daylight
- light-filledSaturated with illumination
bright · radiant · glowing · outlook · vista · prospect · sightline · overlook · vantage · panorama