Lesene
A lesene, also called a pilaster strip,[1] is an architectural term for a narrow, low-relief, vertical pillar in a wall. It resembles a pilaster, but does not have a base or capital.[2] It is typical in Lombardic and Rijnlandish architectural building styles.[3]

Lesenes, corner lesenes and arch frieze on the tower of Old St. Martin, Kaarst
Function
Lesenes are used in architecture to vertically divide a facade or other wall surface optically, albeit—unlike pilasters—without a base or capital. Their function is ornamental, not just to decorate the plain surface of a wall but, in the case of corner lesenes, to emphasise the edges of a building.
Gallery
- Lesenes and corbel table on a chapel wall
- Lesenes and corbel table at the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna (ca. 430 AD)
- Lesene on the staircase tower of the Gernrode collegiate church (before 1000 AD)
- Lesenes on the Abbey church of Maria Laach (1156)
- Lesenes on the tower of All Saints' Church, Earls Barton (Late 10th century)
- Modern and post-modern
- Lesenes at Chile House, Hamburg
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References
- Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
- Curl, James Stevens (2006). Oxford Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 2nd ed., OUP, Oxford and New York, p. 442. ISBN 978-0-19-860678-9.
- Mulder, Koen (2016). Het Zinderend Oppervlak [The Thrilling Surface] (in Dutch) (2nd ed.) (published January 2016). p. 157. ISBN 978-90-824668-0-5.
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