
The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland

Glossary

A round opening or window, usually without stone tracery, but occasionally cusped. Oculus is the Latin word for 'eye'.

A masonry technique of square stones placed diagonally.

A male or female figure with the hands outspread in an attitude of prayer.

One of a series of recessed arches and supports on a doorway, chancel arch etc.