A fanlight is a form of lunette window (transom window), often semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with glazing bars or tracery sets radiating like an open hand fan.[1] It is placed over another window or a doorway,[2][3] and is sometimes hinged to the transom. The muntin bars in the fixed glazed window diverge in the manner of sunbeams. This window is also sometimes called a sunburst light.[4] In federation housing, it is also called a toplight (or top light).[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Poppeliers, John C.; Chambers, S. Allen Jr. (2003). What Style is it? A Guide to American Architecture (2, revised, illustrated ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 135. ISBN 9780471250364.
- ↑ Ching, Francis D. K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: Adam Jumaa and Sons. p. 63. ISBN 0-471-28451-3.
- ↑ "Fanlight". Illustrated Architecture Dictionary. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ↑ "Fanlight, Pilaster". ushistory.org. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ↑ East, John (1 January 2024). "The Federation Bungalow in Brisbane: An Architectural History".
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