Type of circular window often found in Gothic churches and cathedrals
Exterior of the rose at Strasbourg Cathedral, FranceInterior of the rose at Strasbourg CathedralArchitectural drawing of the rose window of Strasbourg Cathedral
Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in Gothic cathedrals and churches. The windows are divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery. The term rose window was not used before the 17th century and comes from the English flower name rose.[1]
The name "wheel window" is often applied to a window divided by simple spokes radiating from a central boss or opening, while the term "rose window" is reserved for those windows, sometimes of a highly complex design, which can be seen to bear similarity to a multi-petalled rose. Rose windows are also called "Catherine windows" after Saint Catherine of Alexandria, who was sentenced to be executed on a spiked breaking wheel. A circular window without tracery such as are found in many Italian churches, is referred to as an ocular window or oculus.
Rose windows are particularly characteristic of Gothic architecture and may be seen in all the major Gothic cathedrals of Northern France. Their origins are much earlier than Gothic architecture, however, and rose windows may be seen in various forms throughout the Medieval period. Their popularity was revived, with other medieval features, during the Gothic revival of the 19th century, so that they are seen in Christian churches all over the world.[2]
^Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "rose-window" ([f. ROSE n. + WINDOW n.]).
^Dow, Helen J. (December 1957). "The Rose-Window". Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 20 (3/4): 248–297. doi:10.2307/750783. JSTOR 750783. S2CID 195029297. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
Rosewindow is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in Gothic cathedrals and churches. The...
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rosewindow called the Virgin of the Litanies in the north arm of the transept, made by Germain Michel, was finished in 1528, while the rosewindow of...
the 12th-century windows of Chartres Cathedral and in the "Dean's Eye" rosewindow at Lincoln Cathedral. The earliest form of window tracery, typical...
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form was an oculus, a small round window with two lancets, or windows with pointed arches, just below it. The rosewindow was the most famous type of the...
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reinforce portions of the entrance of the choir. The Flamboyant south rosewindow (16th c.) In the 16th century, the cathedral suffered damage from fires...
rose window West rosewindow Detail of west rosewindow (click 2x to enlarge) South rosewindow, with pipes of organ North rosewindow, with its reinforcing...
(15th c.) Detail of the rose of the portal of libraries (15th c.) The rosewindow of the north portal is the only large rosewindow to survive in its original...
form, or rosewindow, developed in France from relatively simple windows with openings pierced through slabs of thin stone to wheel windows, as exemplified...
Bible for the large majority of the congregation who could not read. The rosewindow was a particularly important feature of the major French cathedrals,...
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was installed in the early 19th century. The two large stained glass rosewindows, the matching Dean's Eye and the Bishop's Eye were added to the cathedral...
of Apulian Romanesque architecture and is particularly noted for the rosewindow and the bronze doors of the west front. Formerly the seat of the Bishops...
were the enormous rosewindows installed in the transepts and facades, made possible by the use of bar tracery. The design of the windows gave the name Rayonnant...
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glass of the south transept of Chartres Cathedral. The tall windows under the rosewindow show the four major prophets of the Hebrew Bible (Isaiah, Jeremiah...
design across Europe. Notable examples of Flamboyant style are the west rosewindow of Sainte-Chapelle (1485–1498); the west porch of the Church of Saint-Maclou...
containing elements of design from the 14th to the 20th century, with a large rosewindow, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, while inside resides two...
motifs that are usually seen in medieval stained-glass windows. In the south transept is a rosewindow whose glass dates from about 1500 and commemorates...
Black-and-white dualism Body of light Emanationism Painton Cowen (2006). "The RoseWindow, splendor and symbol". The Art Book. "La matefisica della luce" (in Italian)...
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