| Definitions
Ambulatory: Aisleway surrounding choir on East end of Cathedral Cruciform: In the shape of a Christian crucifix (cross). Elevations- Flamboyant: A Late Gothic ornemantation style that is flamelike and very lacy in appearance. Flying Buttresses: Open slender structures that buttress and support the nave and ambulatory of a church. Labyrinth: Mazes on the floor of cathedrals that act as symbolic journies of faith. Pilgrims must travel slowly and meditatively towards the center, which symbolizes the Eye of God. Nave: Center aisle of a cathedral. Rayonnat: A High Gothic Style of ornamentation and tracery used in the latter part of the 13th century. Commonly associated with the French court of Louis XI. Rectangular Bay System: An organizational floor plan that places a rectangular unit in the nave, each defined by its own vault and a square unit in the side aisles. Ribbed/ Arched Vaulting: Vaulting that crowns in a pointed arch and has stone tracery among the seams of the intersections of the vaults. Stained Glass: Brightly colored glass broken and welded together to form picture windows. Tracery: Stone trace-like supports found on stained glass windows. Transcept: The perpindicular, North-South crossing of the name to form the horizontal unit of a cross. Vaulting- |