More Radiating...., or Revelation?

Sunday, between morning and late afternoon showings, I side-tripped over to Central Library for the latest photography installation, Play Ball! Images of Dodger Blue, 1958-1988. Included are several pre Dodger stadium images of Chavez Ravine.

I drifted upstairs to canvas recent periodicals, including the Spring issue of American Bungalow, featuring an excellent article by Jose Vazquez on Miami bungalows. The accompanying images included a house with a window, the likes of which I've described in numerous, recent posts as: elliptical with radiating keystones. Jose Vazquez's description included the term, l'oeil de boeuf, or bull's eye. Viola!

Later, I consulted my architectural dictionaries.
L'oeil de boeuf: a round or oval aperture.
L'oeil de boeuf: an oculus.
L'oeil de boeuf: a distinctive window in Mansard roofing.
L'oeil de boeuf: a Mansart Window.

I knew there was a reason to do all this reading.