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edifices of the earliest period. Lancet windows may occur singly, or paired under a single moulding, or grouped in an odd number with the tallest window at the centre.
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of Gothic architecture (1200–1275). So common was the lancet window feature that this era is sometimes known as the "Lancet Period".
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This article about the architecture of churches or other Christian places of worship is a
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Late 13th century Y tracery in lancet windows of chancel of St Helen's church,
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at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a
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is properly applied to windows of austere form, without
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Early English lancet windows, built 1234, east end of
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Lancet windows
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lancet pointed arch
lance
Gothic
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French Gothic
English period
tracery
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plate tracery
Early English lancet windows, built 1234, east end of Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire, England
Southwell Minster
Late 13th century Y tracery in lancet windows of chancel of St Helen's church, Barnoldby le Beck, Lincolnshire, England
Barnoldby le Beck
Church window
Monofora
Polifora
Buffalo Architecture
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