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Dais Raised area where the lord's chair is positioned
Dalmatic Deacon's (also bishop's) vestment (See TUNICLE)
Danelaw Area under Danish Law in the tenth century due to the numbers of Danes living there
Daub Mud and clay covering as in wattle and daub
Dean The head of the group of people running the cathedral (Chapter)
Deanery Where the Dean lived
Decorated The name used to denote the architecture style between 1275 and 1350 (+/- 25 years) (More...)
Decani The south side of the choir on which the Dean sits. Usually in a Cathedral
Demense Lord of Manor's own land.
Diaper Pattern of diamonds or squares
Diocese Area under the jurisdiction of a Bishop
Dog-Tooth Moulding An ornimental moulding used in the 13th Century in English Cathedrals, conisting of a series of pyramidal projections, each having for leaves
Donjon Inner stronghold or keep of the castle
Dormitory The room where the choir monks slept
Dorter Shared sleeping hall (dormitory) for monks
Dovecote Building where pigeons and doves were raised.
Drawbridge The wooden bridge of a gateway that can be raised or lowered for defence
Dressings The stones used for corners or angles and are worked to a smooth finish
Dripstone A projecting moulding over doors, windows etc. used to throw off the rain
Dungeon The prison
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Early English The term used to denote the style of architecture between 1190 and 1275 (More...)
Eaves The underneath part of a sloping roof that overhangs a wall
Effigy A stone, wood, marble etc. carved likeness of a person.
Embattled Battlements with crenelations (indentations).
Embrasure A small opening in battlements used as lookout posts
Encaustic Tiles Tiles used in medieval cathedrals having the patterns burnt into them
Enceinte An enclosure; the fortified area of a castle
Engaged Shaft or Column A shaft or column partly set into another shaft or column or wall
Extrados The curved upper or outer surface of an arch
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Facade The face or principal front of a building
Fan-Vault A concoidal type of vault in which length and curvature of all the ribs are the same
Feretory The shrines containing the sacred relics of saints
Feudalism System in which the king shares power and land with nobles in return for services.
Finial Leaf decoration on top of a gable or bench-end
Floriated Decorated with flowers shaped ornaments. Tracery term
Flying Buttress A free-standing buttress linked to the building by part of a arch to provide strength against the lateral forces
Foliated Carving with leaves
Forebuilding A small defendable building on the entrance of a larger building
Foundations Underground stone base supporting the building above
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