Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture: depressed arch

Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

depressed arch: A flattened arch, slightly pointed on top. It appears in Late Gothic of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

See also arch.
Compare with other types of arches.

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