Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

aisle: Open area of a church parallel to the nave and separated from it by columns or piers.

See also nave

Click here for pronounciation.

Floorplan of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Adapted from Dehio and von Bezold, Die Kirchliche Baukunst des Abendlands.

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