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Glossary

Chinoiserie
Kew Gardens
London
(French): The European imitation of Chinese motifs in the mid-18th century, seen most commonly in the decorative arts, but also used for interiors and for the occasional complete building.
Chip-carving
Simple geometrical patterns cut into a surface.
Choir
The part of a cathedral, monastic church or collegiate church where services are sung.
Churchwarden’s pew
An especially tall or elaborate pew for use by the churchwarden, usually placed at the west end of a church.
Ciborium
A fixed canopy over an altar, usually vaulted and supported on four columns; also called a baldacchino. Also a canopied shrine for the reserved sacrament.
Cinquecento
By Edward Walters
1853-6
(Italian): The Italian Renaissance architecture of the 16th century; also used for its 19th-century revival.
Cinquefoil
A five-lobed opening.
Cist
Stone-lined or slab-built grave.
Clachan
(Scots): A hamlet or small village; also, a village inn.
Cladding
External covering or skin applied to a structure, especially a framed building.