NAVE  , ecclesiastically considered, that See also:

• PART

part of a See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church appropriated to the laity as distinguished from the See also:

• CHANCEL (through O. Fr. from Lat. plur. cancelli, dim. of cancer, grating, lattice, probably connected with an Indo-European root Kar-, to bend; cf. circus, curve, &c.)

chancel,the See also:

• CHOIR (0. Fr. cuer from Lat. chorus; pronounced quire, and until the end of the 17th century so spelt, the spelling being altered to agree with the Fr. chceur)

choir or the See also:

• PRESBYTERY

presbytery, reserved for the See also:

• CLERGY (M.E. clergie, O. Fr. clergie, from Low Lat. form clericia [Skean, by assimilation with O. Fr. clergie, Fr. clerge,from Low Lat. clericatus)
• CLERGY, BENEFIT OF

clergy . In a 14th-See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter (quoted in Gasquet's See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

Parish See also:

• LIFE

Life in See also:

• MEDIEVAL

Medieval See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, 1906, p . 45) from a See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of See also:

• COVENTRY, SIR JOHN (d. 1682)
• COVENTRY, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1628-1686)
• COVENTRY, THOMAS COVENTRY, 1ST BARON (2578–1640)

Coventry and See also:

• LICHFIELD

Lichfield to one of his clergy, the See also:

• REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison)

reason for this See also:

• APPROPRIATION (from Lat. appropriare, to set aside)

appropriation is given . " Not only the decrees of the See also:

• HOLY

holy fathers but the approved existing customs of the Church See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order that the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in which the clerks sing and serve See also:

• GOD

God according to their offices be divided by screens from that in which the laity devoutly pray . In this way the nave of the church ... is alone to be open to See also:

• LAY

lay See also:

• PEOPLE

people, in order that, in the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of divine service, clerics be not mixed up with lay people, and more especially with See also:

• WOMEN

women, nor have communication with them, for in this way devotion may be easily diminished." The word " nave " has been generally derived from See also:

• LAT

Lat. navis, See also:

• SHIP

ship . Du Cange (Glossarium, s.v . " Navis ") quotes from the Chronicon Moriniacense, of the 12th century, as to the popular origin of the name, Exterius etiam tabernaculum, quod ecclesiae navis a populo vocatur . . See also:

• SALMASIUS, CLAUDIUS

Salmasius in his commentary on See also:

• SOLINUS, GAIUS JULIUS

Solinus (1629) finds the origin in the resemblance of the vaulted roof to the See also:

• KEEL

keel of a ship, and refers to See also:

• SALLUST [Gams SALLUSTIUS CRlspus] (86–34 B.c.)

Sallust (Jugurtha, 18 . 8) where is noticed a similar resemblance in the huts (mapalia) of the Numidians . The use of the word navis may, however, be due to the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• ADOPTION (Lat. adoptio, for adoptalio, from adoptare, to choose for oneself)

adoption of the " ship " as a See also:

• SYMBOL (Gr. o-uµ(3oXov, a sign)

symbol of the church (see See also:

• SKEAT, WALTER WILLIAM (1835– )

Skeat's See also:

• NOTE
• NOTE (Lat. nota, mark, sign, from noscere, to know)

note on Piers Plowman, xl . 32) . The See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek vacs, See also:

• ATTIC (i.e. "in the Attic style ")

Attic vat's (vatssv, to dwell), the inner See also:

• SHRINE (Lat. scrinium, a case or chest for books, hence a casket; from scribere, to write, Fr. ecrin, Ital. scrigno)

shrine of a Greek See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple, the See also:

• CELLA

cella, has also been suggested as the real origin of the word .

This derivative must presume a latinized corruption into navis, for the early application of the word for ship to this part of a church See also:

• BUILDING

building is undoubted.' Architecturally considered the nave is the central and See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal part of a church, extending from the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main front to the transepts, or to the choir or chancel in the See also:

• ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

absence of transepts . When the nave is flanked by aisles, See also:

• LIGHT

light is admitted to the church through See also:

• CLERESTORY, or CLEARSTORY (Ital. chiaro piano, Fr. clairevoie, claire etage, Ger. Lichtgaden)

clerestory windows, some of the most See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient examples being the See also:

• BASILICA

basilica at See also:

• BETHLEHEM
• BETHLEHEM (Heb. " House of Bread," or, according to a more questionable etymology, " of [the god] Lakhmu ")

Bethlehem and the church of St See also:

• ELIAS, JOHN (1774-1841)

Elias, at Thessalonica, both of the 5th century; numerous churches in See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome; and in the 6th century the two See also:

• GREAT

great basilicas at See also:

• RAVENNA
• RAVENNA, EXARCHATE OF

Ravenna; in all these cases the sills of the clerestory windows were raised sufficiently to allow of a sloping roof over the See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side aisles . When, however, a See also:

• GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

gallery was carried above the side aisles, another See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division was required, which is known as the See also:

• TRIFORIUM

triforium, and this subdivision was retained in the nave even when it formed a passage only in the thickness of the See also:

• WALL (O. Eng. weal, weall, Mid. Eng. wal, wane, adapted from Lat. vallum, rampart; the original O. Eng. word for a wall was wag or tenth)
• WALL, RICHARD (1694-1778)

wall . In See also:

• LATE

Late See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• WORK

work in England, the triforium was suppressed altogether to give more space for the clerestory windows, and See also:

• ROOFS

roofs of See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low See also:

• PITCH
• PITCH, MUSICAL

pitch were provided over the side aisles . The longest nave in England is that of St Albans (30o ft.), in which there are thirteen nave See also:

• ARCHES, COURT OF

arches or bays on each side; in See also:

• WINCHESTER
• WINCHESTER, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF

Winchester (264 ft.) there are twelve bays; in See also:

• NORWICH
• NORWICH, GEORGE GORING, EARL OF (1583?-1663)

Norwich (25o ft.) fourteen; See also:

• PETERBOROUGH

Peterborough (226 ft.) eleven; and See also:

• ELY
• ELY, RICHARD THEODORE (1854— )

Ely (203 ft.) twelve bays . Most of these dimensions are in excess of those of the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French cathedrals; See also:

• BOURGES

Bourges is 30o ft. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, but as there are no transepts this See also:

• DIMENSION (from Lat. dimensio, a measuring)

dimension includes nave and choir . See also:

• CLUNY, or CLUGNY

Cluny was 23o ft. with eleven bays; See also:

• REIMS
• REIMS (RHEIMS)

Reims is 235 ft. with ten bays; See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris 170 ft. with ten bays; See also:

• AMIENS

Amiens 16o with ten bays; and St Ouen, See also:

• ROUEN

Rouen, 200 ft. with ten bays . In See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany the nave of See also:

• COLOGNE (Ger. Koln, or officially, since 1900, Coln)

Cologne See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral is only 190 ft., including the two bays between the towers . The cathedral at See also:

• SEVILLE
• SEVILLE (Span. Sevilla, Lat. Ispalis or Hispalis, Moorish Ishbiliya)

Seville in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain is 20o ft. long, with only five bays . In See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy the cathedral at See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan is 270 ft. long with nine bays; at See also:

• FLORENCE
• FLORENCE (Ital. Firenze, Lat. Florentia)

Florence, 250 ft. long with only four bays; and St See also:

• PETER
• PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
• PETER (PEDRO)
• PETER, EPISTLES OF
• PETER, ST

Peter's in Rome 300 ft. long with four bays . On the other See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand, the vaults in the nave of the See also:

• CONTINENTAL

continental cathedrals are far higher than those in England, that of See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

Westminster See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

Abbey being only Io3 ft. high, whilst the choir of See also:

• BEAUVAIS

Beauvais is 15o ft . The result is that the naves of the See also:

• ENGLISH

English cathedrals not only are longer in actual dimensions, but appear much longer in consequence of their inferior height .

' Vessels resembling boats or See also:

• SHIPS

ships are See also:

• FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)

familiar in medieval See also:

• ART

art and later . Thus " See also:

• INCENSE

Incense-boats " (navettes) somewhat of this shape are found in 12th-century sculptures . By the 16th century they approximated still more closely to a See also:

• MODEL (0. Fr. modelle, mod. modele; It. modello, pattern, mould; from Lat. modus, measure, standard)

model of a ship . A large See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel, also in the shape of a See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat or ship, and known as a nef, was used at the table of princes and great personages to contain the knives, spoons, &c . Some very elaborate examples of these survive, such as the 15th-century nef of St See also:

• URSULA, ST

Ursula in the treasure of the cathedral at Reims, and that of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles V. of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France in the Musee Cluny . A 16th-century nef, adapted for use as a See also:

• CUP (in O.E. cuppe; generally taken to be from Late Lat. cuppa, a variant of Lat. cupa, a cask, cf. Gr. KuaeXXov)

cup, is in the See also:

• FRANKS
• FRANKS, SIR AUGUSTUS WOLLASTON (1826-1897)

Franks Collection at the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum .