Window

(win'do.) (Arch.) An opening in the wall of a building for the admi ion of light and air. In ancient temple architecture, windows were unknown the light being obtained from openings in the roof. In Gothic architecture, however, the window is one of the Fig. 688.-EARLY ENGLISH STYLE (1220). most important features, giving, by the infinite variety of its outline, and the graceful forms of its tracery, as much character and beauty to the Gothic edifices, as the styles and colonnades of ancient art gave to the cla ic temples. (See Figs. 645 and 688.) [s. 964] IMG:plate1017.jpg:Gravür