medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Rosemary Hayes-Milligan and Andrew
>I have not seen any use of 'oculus' for spring but suppose, as it was used
for windows (Dean's and Bishop's Eyes at Lincoln cathedral), which are a
source of light, it is just possible, I suppose, that the hole could become a
source of water??
i know not from springs, and have no direct knowledge of Lincoln's Oculi, but
the term "oculus" is, in widespread Anglophone Art Hysterical usage,
applicable to any round window (and only to round windows), either Stand Alone
on as part of a tracery pattern within a larger fenestration complex.
thus, the "standard" form of High Gothic clerestory windows is described as
"two lancets and an oculus"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgparry/3280948170/
a "lancet" being "A tall, narrow window which terminates in a pointed arch."
those round "wheels" in the clerestory and the back wall of the triforium at
Paris are all oculi (they are also all 19th c. "restorations" i believe, but
that's another story).
the "standard" Two Lancets & an Oculus format is visible in the upper right
hand corner of that shot.
the French, bless them, use oculus too, but also have "œil de bœuf" which
applies to either a round or oval shaped window (particularly popular in cc.
15-18)
http://www.malleries.com/oeil-de-boeuf-window-i-24097-s-254.html
or even a form of mirror:
http://www.pierredeux.com/french-country/oeil-de-boeuf-mirror
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