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A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 192
©rtel—©faolo. 183 … Vicars Close, Wells. Oriel, or Oriole (Lat. Oratoriolum, or little place forprayer, its original meaning). Itwas a portion of an apartment setaside for prayer. In medieval housesit was not an uncommon practice toarrange the domestic oratory so thatthe sacrarium was the whole heightof the building,…Architecture
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