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Rib or Rib Vault
A projecting band on the interior of a roof, generally in the Gothic style, that emphasizes the design of the roof or vault.
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Transverse Rib
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TRANSVERSE RIB (Fr. arc doubleau), the term in architecture given to the rib of a vault which is carried across the nave, dividing the same into bays.
Rib
A relatively slender, molded masonry arch that projects from a surface. In Gothic architecture, the ribs form the framework of the vaulting.
Rib vault: see R
Sexapartite vault: see S
Stellar vault is one with the ribs, liernes and tierceron arranged in a star-shaped pattern.
Rib Band - A board set into the inside face of the stud to support a second floor joist.
Ridge - The top- most portion of a roof from which roof sides fall away.
Ridge board - A decorative board standing on edge, along the ridge of a roof.
Rib(bed) vault: A vault supported by or decorated with arched diagonal ribs
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Rib
Projecting feature of a vault which is sometimes ornamental, sometimes structural.
Rood ...
Rib - Raised moulding dividing a vault.
Ringwork - Circular earthwork of bank and ditch.
Roll - Moulding of semi-circular section.
Rib
an arched diagonal element in a vault system that defines and supports a ribbed vault.
Ribbed vault ...
Rib Vault
A type of masonry vault whose relatively thin skin is set within a framework of ribs.
Rise
The vertical distance between the spring line of an arch or vault and the keystone or boss.
ridge rib: longitudinal rib extending the whole length of a vault.
Rococo: late Baroque phase, highly ornate; usually refers to interior decoration.
Rib
- the projecting band on a vault ceiling, usually structural, can be decorative.
Rib vaulting
arched roof with ribs of raised moulding at the groins
Ringwork ...
rib: An arch of masonry, often molded, which forms part of the framework on which a vault rests. Ribs generally project from the undersurface of the vault Types of ribs: diagonal, transverse, ridge, tierceron, lierne Compare with webbing ...
Rib vault - The intersection of two or three barrel vaults
Ridge Roll - Rounded cap covering exterior peak of roof
Rincleau - Scroll or vines cut in stone ...
A rib set against the wall in a rib-vault.Wall-walkA walk along the wall-head of a castle, protected by a parapet; also called a parapet walk.Wall arcadeIn medieval churches, a blind arcade forming a dado below windows.
Boss (Rib-boss) : Ornamental masonry strips used to conceal the breaks in vault work.
Chevron :An ancient European design motif consisting of a pattern of pointed zig zags.
Cinquefoil : A five sided design of converging arcs, often used in frame work.
Sexpartite Rib Vaults of Notre Dame de Paris
Laon Cathedral
c. 1155-75.
Intersecting rib-work in the upper part of a window or used decoratively on blank arches, on vaults etc.
barrel vault A rounded ceiling shaped like half a barrel, which runs the length of the nave and has no rib vaults. Most commonly seen in early medieval churches.
JAMB: the vertical face of an archway, doorway, or window KEYSTONE: the central stone of a true arch of rib vault LANTERN: a small circular or polygonal turret with windows all round, ...
The next step was of course the vaulting of the great squares of the nave, but before this was attempted the rib vault was devised, and the task rendered structurally more simple.
Base Gusset - A stiffening rib between a baseplate and a steel column
Base Moulding - A moulding at the top of a base, where it narrows into a wall or column, often acting as a weathering ...
Romanesque A style developed in western and southern Europe after 1000 characterized by heavy masonry and the use of the round arch, barrel and groin vaults, narrow openings, and the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, ...
There is a very heavy ridge-rib which runs the length of the Gothic vaulting, carrying the eye along the nave.
The crossing of the large transept is surmounted by a 270 ft tower, which for three hundred years supported a spire.
Rib - raised moulding dividing a vault.
Rib vaulting - arched roof with ribs of raised moulding at the groins.
Ringwork - circular earthwork of bank and ditch.
Roll - moulding of semi-circular section.
A sexpartile vault is a rib vault with six panels.
A fan vault is a development of lierne vaulting characteristic of English Perpendicular Gothic, in which radiating ribs form a fan-like pattern.
In France, during the first half of the 12th century, Gothic rib vaulting appeared sporadically in a number of churches.
A type of ornamental vaulting rib.
Tithe
A tax of 10 per cent of all income which was given to the parish church to support the priest and the work of the church.
French term for the wall-rib carrying the web or filling-in of a vault....
Gablets
Triangular terminations to buttresses, much in use in the Early English and Decorated periods, after which the buttresses generally terminated in pin...
Famous examples of pre-Islamic dams in the Middle East include the MaÂ'rib dam in Yemen and the Shallalat dam in northern Iraq.
QUADRIPARTITE
a four-part vault
SEXPARTITE
a six-part vault
TIERCERON
a vaulting rib starting from the intersection of two vaults ...
An architectural style prevalent in western Europe from the 12th through the 15th century and characterized by pointed arches, rib vaulting, and flying buttresses.
Style of architecture that flourished in Europe from the mid-12th century to the end of the 15th century. It is characterized by the vertical lines of tall pillars and spires, greater height in interior spaces, the pointed arch, rib vaulting, ...
When Matthias died in 1352, the 23-year-old Peter Parler continued construction. Parler followed Matthias's plans and also added his own ideas. Peter Parler is noted for designing choir vaults with especially strong criss-crossed rib vaulting.
 See also: Vault, Architecture, Gothic, House, Ornament
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