Apse

“A semicircular recess usually placed at the east end of the choir or chancel of a romanesque, or what is commonly called in England an Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norman church.” — Chambers’ Encyclopedia, 1875

Keywords

church, Romanesque, choir, Apse, Recess, Chancel

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Miscellaneous Architecture

Source

Chambers's Encyclopedia (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1875)

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