Church of the Good Shepherd - Table of Contents
NAVE - Church of the
Good Shepherd
96
Jewett Pkwy. at Summit, Buffalo, NY
Church
of the Good Shepherd - Official Home Page
Nave: The central aisle; the part of a church located between the chief entrance and the chancel, and separated from the side aisles by piers or columns The word comes from the Latin "navis" which means "ship" (an early symbol of the church)
Nave
architecture South, west and north ends of the nave ... The nave and chancel (where photo was taken) are eighty-five feet in length.  The roof-timbers, arches and braces are finished in the natural colors of the wood. ... The woodwork is of dark quarter-sawed oak and the walls are wainscoated below the window-sills with the same beautiful wood.  Rafters: series of small, parallel beams for supporting the sheathing and covering of a pitched roof ... Purlins: pieces of timber laid horizontally on the principal rafters of a roof to support the common rafters on which the roof covering is laid ... Arch braces: curved braces to support a roof frame and give the effect of an arch   The roof-timbers, arches and braces are finished in the natural colors of the wood.
 Left: north nave ... Right: north transept ... Rafters: series of small, parallel beams for supporting the sheathing and covering of a pitched roof ... Purlins: pieces of timber laid horizontally on the principal rafters of a roof to support the common rafters on which the roof covering is laid ... Arch braces: curved braces to support a roof frame and give the effect of an arch  The pulpit of brass and oak is a memorial to the late Charlotte W. Northrup, erected by her husband, one of the three trustees and the senior warden of the parish  Rope molding ... Quatrefoils ... Trefoils |
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stained windows For a link to window details, see Church of the Good Shepherd - Table of Contents  Nativity by Willet Studios  Floral window by Tiffany Studios  A second floral window by Tiffany Studios  Presentation of the of the infant Jesus in the Temple by Messrs. Booth of London  1926 Resurrection by Haskins Glass Studios of Rochester, NY  1939 Christ in the Temple by J&R Lamb Studios |
Sources of captions:
- 1977 Church of the Good Shepherd Nomination for City of Buffalo Landmark Status, edited by Alison Fleischmann
- A Century in the Fold: A History if the Church of the Good Shepherd, by Ellen W. Parisi, 1988