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Narthexes

Scope note

Use for entrance porches in early basilican churches, and for interior vestibules across the western end of later churches. For narthexlike spaces at the west end of some English and French Romanesque and Gothic churches, often used as chapels, prefer "galilees."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30004624

Narrower Terms used

exonarthexes
esonarthexes

Equivalent Terms used

narthex

Created

13yrs ago

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