perpendicular tracery

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• Tracery — is a series of intersecting ribs used in Gothic architecture, especially windows and, in the Perpendicular Gothic style, vaulting. Tracery is the stonework used to support the glass in a stained glass window. When used in windows, it is usually… …   Wikipedia

• perpendicular — [pʉr΄pən dik′yo͞o lər, pʉr΄pən dik′yələr] adj. [ME perpendiculer < OFr < L perpendicularis < perpendiculum, plumb line < perpendere, to weigh carefully < per , intens. + pendere, to hang: see PENDANT] 1. at right angles to a given… …   English World dictionary

• tracery — /tray seuh ree/, n., pl. traceries. 1. ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc. 2. any delicate, interlacing work of lines, threads, etc., as in carving or… …   Universalium

• perpendicular style — noun a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting • Syn: ↑perpendicular, ↑English Gothic, ↑English Gothic architecture • Hypernyms: ↑Gothic, ↑Gothic… …   Useful english dictionary

• perpendicular — adj. & n. adj. 1 a at right angles to the plane of the horizon. b (usu. foll. by to) Geom. at right angles (to a given line, plane, or surface). 2 upright, vertical. 3 (of a slope etc.) very steep. 4 (Perpendicular) Archit. of the third stage of… …   Useful english dictionary

• perpendicular — perpendicularity, perpendicularness, n. perpendicularly, adv. /perr peuhn dik yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. vertical; straight up and down; upright. 2. Geom. meeting a given line or surface at right angles. 3. maintaining a standing or upright position;… …   Universalium

• Perpendicular style — Phase of late Gothic architecture in England roughly parallel in time to the French Flamboyant style. The style, concerned with creating rich visual effects through decoration, was characterized by a predominance of vertical lines in stone window …   Universalium

• perpendicular — per•pen•dic•u•lar [[t]ˌpɜr pənˈdɪk yə lər[/t]] adj. 1) math. vertical; straight up and down; upright 2) math. meeting a given line or surface at right angles 3) maintaining a standing or upright position; standing up 4) having a sharp pitch or… …   From formal English to slang

• perpendicular — /pɜpənˈdɪkjələ / (say perpuhn dikyuhluh) adjective 1. vertical; upright. 2. Geometry meeting a given line or surface at right angles. 3. (upper case) Architecture denoting or relating to a style of architecture, the last stage of English Gothic,… …  

• Perpendicular — the final phase of Gothic in England, characterised by large windows with vertical tracery and flattened arches …   Medieval glossary

• Edmund Blacket — Anglican PortalEdmund Thomas Blacket (25 August 1817 – 9 February 1883) was an Australian architect, best known for his designs for the University of Sydney, St. Andrew s Cathedral, Sydney and St. Saviour s Cathedral, Goulburn. Arriving in Sydney …   Wikipedia