Clerestory

I thought the term clerestory window was pronounced like cler-est-or-eee. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This applies only to the windows in the aisle; those in the triforium are of three lights, similar to those removed from the aisle; and those in the clerestory are the original Norman, just as on the north side. ❋ W. D. Sweeting (N/A)

The eastern part of the clerestory is a modern reproduction of that which superseded Rahere's; but, with this exception, the interior of the choir was probably much the same originally as it is ❋ George Worley (N/A)

There are two small windows in the west wall to light the wall passage to the clerestory, which is reached by a gallery running across the base of the north window. ❋ Thomas Perkins (1874)

Without staying to examine the whole structure of a basilica, the reader will easily understand thus much of it: that it had a nave and two aisles, the nave much higher than the aisles; that the nave was separated from the aisles by rows of shafts, which supported, above, large spaces of flat or dead wall, rising above the aisles, and forming the upper part of the nave, now called the clerestory, which had a gabled wooden roof. ❋ John Ruskin (1859)

Barbara Karant Glade House Lake Forest, Ill. Frederick Phillips and Associates This 3,200-square-foot house outside Chicago mixes traditional features -- cedar shingle siding, regularly-spaced vertical windows and gabled roofs -- with modern touches such as clerestory windows and an open-plan interior. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The 'clerestory' of the sixteenth century is full of painted glass. ❋ Henry Blackburn (1863)

The window openings enclosed the magnificent views of the cliffs and the clerestory windows brought softened light. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

One is of the Miracle of the loaves and fishes from the top register of the nave wall (above the clerestory windows) of Sant 'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, ca. 504. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the opposite side of the courtyard, the master suite has a clerestory of unobstructed glass that brings daylight into the rooms from the central sky lit courtyard. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Above, two enormous X-shaped concrete crossbeams reflect and diffuse sunlight from thin clerestory windows, filling the atrium's ample space with a cool glow. ❋ Charles S. Dameron (2011)

The living/dining space opens ups exuberantly to views of the meadow to the east while maintaining privacy with high walls and clerestory windows on the side oriented toward the street. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The operable clerestory windows on the west and operable view windows on the east provide cross ventilation through the living/dining space. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Chipperfield explained how he had captured the special quality of the light by using a north-facing clerestory that blends the north light with the light reflected from the sea; and it's true that, even on an overcast day and with no artificial lighting, the galleries were bright and almost free of shadows. ❋ Paul Levy (2011)

The home has an expansive view from the glass facade of the northern wall while the elevation of the south wall gives privacy from the road outside, but still receives light from the clerestory windows. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The effect will be that of a complete window wall -- three larger windows, three smaller, clerestory windows and a triangular glass pattern above them. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Here's a shot from the opposite angle, showing the three larger windows followed by the three smaller clerestory windows. ❋ Unknown (2008)