Monofora

Monofora is a type of the single-light window, usually narrow, crowned by an arch, and decorated by small columns or pilasters.^[1]

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Overview

The term usually refers to a certain type of window designed during the Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods, and also during the nineteenth-century Eclecticism in architecture.^[2] In other cases, the term may mean an arched window with a single opening.

Gallery

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  Windows detail in the shrine of Saint Lucia in La Rebolleda (Burgos, Spain).
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  Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi a Brescia.
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  Sjögestads kyrka
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  Monofora window in Piazza Missori in Milan

See also

• Lancet window
• Bifora
• Trifora
• Quadrifora
• Polifora

References

1. Oppenheimer, Michael (2002). The Monuments of Italy: Central Italy (pt.1) : the regions of Toscana and Umbria. Tauris. p. 189. ISBN 9781860645709. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
2. Oppenheimer, Michael (2002). The monuments of Italy: a regional survey of art, architecture and archaeology from classical to modern times. Tauris. p. 139. ISBN 9781860645709. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

• Fatás Cabeza, Guillermo; Borrás, Gonzalo (1993). Diccionario de Términos de Arte (in Spanish). Madrid: Alianza Editorial Ediciones del Prado. p. 165. ISBN 84-7838-388-3.