Spire light

{{Short description|English architectural term}}

[[File:Silhouette and shadows (geograph 3756222).jpg|thumb|upright|Lucarne on the church spire of St Botolph's Church, Ratcliffe on the Wreake, England]] '''Spire light''' (Fr. ''lucarne''), the term given to the windows in a spire which are found in all periods of English Gothic architecture, and in French spires form a very important feature in the composition.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Spire Light |volume=25 |page=693}}</ref>

There is an early example in the spire of the cathedral at Oxford; they are not glazed, and have occasionally, if of large size, transoms to strengthen the mullions.<ref name="EB1911"/>

The term ''lucarne'' is used in France to mean "dormer window". They take many different forms which distinguishes the form of small roof above the window: "à chevalet" (straight lucarne), lucarne avec saillie and lucarne "à la capucine" (or with receding roof).{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}

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