Engineering: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.
Gallery
Windows detail in the shrine of Saint Lucia in La Rebolleda (Burgos, Spain).
Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi a Brescia.
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Monofora window in Piazza Missori in Milan
See also
References
- ↑ Oppenheimer, Michael (2002) (in en). The Monuments of Italy: Central Italy (pt.1) : the regions of Toscana and Umbria. Tauris. p. 189. ISBN 9781860645709. https://books.google.com/books?id=gp1GAQAAIAAJ&q=monofora+window. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ Oppenheimer, Michael (2002) (in en). The monuments of Italy: a regional survey of art, architecture and archaeology from classical to modern times. Tauris. p. 139. ISBN 9781860645709. https://books.google.com/books?id=PqhGAQAAIAAJ&q=monofora+window. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- Fatás Cabeza, Guillermo; Borrás, Gonzalo (1993) (in es). Diccionario de Términos de Arte. Madrid: Alianza Editorial Ediciones del Prado. p. 165. ISBN 84-7838-388-3.
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