Glossary · F
Fanlight
Also called fanlights, transom light
A window over a door, semicircular or semi-elliptical with glazing bars radiating like a fan, lighting the hall behind; characteristic of the later Georgian and Federal house.
See also: Sash window
Rules that use the word
Building from the pattern book. Take the plan, the orders and the details from the builders’ pattern books, simplified for timber and for the carpenter: a symmetrical front, a central hall and stair with rooms either side, a doorway under a pediment or fanlight, and mouldings drawn to be made with the plane.
Where it appears in the book
A feature of Georgian and Colonial architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Exedra · Extrados · Eye-catcher · Fan vault · Fascia · Fauces · Fen · Ferme ornée