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Embrasures (battlement components)

Scope note

The open spaces between two merlons or solid portions of battlements or castellated parapets. RS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002597

Broader Terms used

<battlement components>

Term used for

crenelets
crenelles
crenels

Equivalent Terms used

embrasure (battlement component)

Created

13yrs ago

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