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Preferred term

Squints  

Definition

  • Small openings, often obliquely cut, in the wall of a church, generally so placed to afford a view of the high altar from the transept of aisles [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Eucharistic windows
  • Hagioscopes
  • SQUINT WINDOWS
  • WINDOWS, EUCHARISTIC
  • Windows, squint

Notation

  • 113648

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-M1BZWKRR-Z

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