READINGS IN ART.
P. 331, c. 1.—“Transept.” Any part of a church which projects at right angles with the body and is of equal or nearly equal height to this. Transepts are in pairs, that is, the projection southward is accompanied by a corresponding projection northward.
“Nave.” The central portion of a cathedral, distinguished from the choir.
“Arcade.” Ranges of arches supported on piers or columns. “Triforium,” tri-fōˈri-um.
P. 331, c. 2.—“Apse,” ăpse; “Apsidal,” ăpˈsi-dal.
“Chapter-house.” The house where the chapter or assembly of the clergymen, and their dean, belonging to a cathedral, meet.
“Hospitium,” hos-pĭshˈi-ŭm.
“Castellated.” Adorned with turrets and battlements, like a castle.
“Dais,” dāˈis. A raised floor at the upper end of a dining hall.
“Lancet.” High, narrow, and sharp pointed.