More elaborate vaults may include ridge-ribs along the crown of a vault or bisecting the bays; tiercerons, extra decorative ribs springing from the corners of a bay; and liernes, short decorative ribs in the crown of a vault, ...
Lierne - A minor rib in a complex rib vault. Liernes do not spring from the main springers.
Linenfold - Panelling ornamented with a conventional representation of a piece of linen laid in vertical folds. One such piece fills one panel.
A minor rib in a complex rib vault. Liernes do not spring from the main springers.
lierne rib
Any small subordinate rib inserted between the main ribs more often as an ornament than for any constructive reasons.
lierne vault: a ribbed vault incorporating liernes, i.e. decorative tertiary ribs not springing from the principal boss or springers.
linen-fold panelling: a form of decoration, commonly found on Tudor woodwork, that resembles folded linen.
lierne A. boss B. diagonal ribs C. ridge ribs D. transverse rib E. liernes F. tiercerons
lierne [lɪˈɜːn]
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LIERNE VAULT: a vault exhibiting liernes. LIGHT: one of the main vertical divisions of a window. LINENFOLD PANELLING: wooden panelling in which each panel is given a conventional representation of a piece of linen laid over it.
Liernes do not spring from the main springers. Other types of ribs: diagonal, ridge, tierceron, transverse. Light: Glazing; component part of window, divided by mullions and transoms.
 See also: Lierne, Vault, Spring, Frame, Springing
  
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