Monofora

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Monofora is a type of the single-light window, usually narrow, crowned by an arch, and decorated by small columns or pilasters.[1]

Overview

The term usually refers to a certain type of window designed during the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods, and also during the nineteenth-century Eclecticism in architecture.[2] In other cases, the term may mean an arched window with a single opening.

  • Windows detail in the shrine of Saint Lucia in La Rebolleda (Burgos, Spain).
    Windows detail in the shrine of Saint Lucia in La Rebolleda (Burgos, Spain).
  • Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi a Brescia.
    Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi a Brescia.
  • Sjögestads kyrka
    Sjögestads kyrka
  • Monofora window in Piazza Missori in Milan
    Monofora window in Piazza Missori in Milan

See also

References

  1. ^ Oppenheimer, Michael (2002). The Monuments of Italy: Central Italy (pt.1) : the regions of Toscana and Umbria. Tauris. p. 189. ISBN 9781860645709. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. ^ Oppenheimer, Michael (2002). The monuments of Italy: a regional survey of art, architecture and archaeology from classical to modern times. Tauris. p. 139. ISBN 9781860645709. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  • Fatás Cabeza, Guillermo; Borrás, Gonzalo (1993). Diccionario de Términos de Arte (in Spanish). Madrid: Alianza Editorial Ediciones del Prado. p. 165. ISBN 84-7838-388-3.