Glossary · R
Rose window
Also called rose, roses, wheel window
A large circular window with tracery radiating from its centre, usually in a west or transept façade.
See also: Tracery
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Romanesque and Gothic.
A feature of Gothic architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
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