Fan Vaulting:
An intricate form of Tracery in which the ribs of a Vault arch out in a concave fan pattern.
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fan vaulting - an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans
tracery - decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs ...
FIG. 18. - FAN VAULTING. King's College Chapel, Cambridge.
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Late Gothic Fan vaulting (1608, restored 1860s) over the nave at Bath Abbey, Bath, England Suppression of the triforium offers a great expanse of clerestory windows.
Final phase of Gothic architecture, characterised by large windows, flattened arches, impressive towers and fan vaulting c1350-1540.
Piscina
Recess with basin and drain for washing the sacred vessels.
arch (weight was carried equally by both walls); 2) cross vault where two barrel vaults cross and are divided into four segments with weight-bearing ribs each supported by a pilaster. Where the ribs meet at the apex is a keystone; 3) fan vaulting - ...
The masterpiece of the style, the chapel of King's College (begun 1443), Cambridge, achieves a majestic homogeneity through the use of the new fan vaulting, ...
Edmunds, Wells, Ely, and Lincoln; the chapter houses of York, Salisbury, Lincoln, and Westminster; the octagon of Ely, the fan vaulting of Gloucester, Sherborne, Oxford, and Westminster -- all are examples of a vitality of impulse, ...
 See also: Vault, Fan vault, Vaulting, Architecture, Arches
  
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