The ornamental pattern work in stone filling the upper part of a Gothic window is called which term?

The ornamental pattern work in stone filling the upper part of a Gothic window is called which term?

• A. Tracery
• B. Arcade
• C. Mullion
• D. Lintel

Answer: (A)

Tracery is the ornamental stonework that fills the upper part of a Gothic window and defines the pattern of the glass. It developed to create intricate, delicate designs—like curves, circles, or leaf-shaped motifs—that frame and support the openings for the panes. The other terms describe different features: mullions are the vertical bars that divide the window into lights, lintels are horizontal beams across the top of openings, and an arcade is a row of arches along a wall. So the decorative filling of the window opening itself is tracery.

Tracery is the ornamental stonework that fills the upper part of a Gothic window and defines the pattern of the glass. It developed to create intricate, delicate designs—like curves, circles, or leaf-shaped motifs—that frame and support the openings for the panes. The other terms describe different features: mullions are the vertical bars that divide the window into lights, lintels are horizontal beams across the top of openings, and an arcade is a row of arches along a wall. So the decorative filling of the window opening itself is tracery.