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 vault
A masonry vault with a relatively thin web and set within a framework of ribs.
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Rib Vault
An arched ceiling or roof supported or reinforced by ribs. Image courtesy of Gretchen Ranger ...
rib vault: a vault in which the groins are replaced by stone ribs, which may be structurally independent of the surface behind them.
ridge rib: longitudinal rib extending the whole length of a vault.
Rib vaulting
arched roof with ribs of raised moulding at the groins
Ringwork ...
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 vault is a ceiling crisscrossed b y several projections which look like "ribs" in the human anatomy.
Ribs and vaults are commonly found in Romanesque Revival and Gothic Revival styles
Corpus Christi RC Church ...
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.
Uffizzi - Florence - Italy (15th c.) ...
Sexpartite Rib Vaults of Notre Dame de Paris
Laon Cathedral
c. 1155-75.
Diagonal ribs: The moldings which mark the diagonals in a rib vault. Other types of ribs: lierne, ridge, tierceron, transverse Diaper: A pattern formed by small, repeated geometrical motifs set adjacent to one another, ...
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.
In the earlier stage of rib vaulting, the arched ribs consisted of independent or separate voussoirs down to the springing; the difficulty, however, ...
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.
Rib Vault - Cross vaulting in which rib cross on the diagonal.
Ridge - The horizontal line of a roof top.
Road / Street Line - The line defining the said limits of a street.
In France, during the first half of the 12th century, Gothic rib vaulting appeared sporadically in a number of churches.
Steel framing supplanted the non-ornamental functions of rib vaults and flying buttresses.
A rib vault is similar to a groin vault but the vault surface (or webbing) is supported by diagonal ribs at the intersections of the compartments. Tierceron and lierne vaults are rib vaults with added decorative ribs.
- Stone ceiling formed like arches: a barrel vault is an arched stone tunnel; a groin vault is formed from intersecting barrel vaults (the edges or groins where the vaults meet do not have ribs or other strengthening); a rib vault is similar to a ...
a. Of or relating to an architectural style prevalent in western Europe from the 12th through the 15th century and characterized by pointed arches, rib vaulting, and a developing emphasis on verticality and the impression of height.
An architectural style prevalent in western Europe from the 12th through the 15th century and characterized by pointed arches, rib vaulting, and flying buttresses.
keystone : The central, uppermost part of an arch. The voussoir at the top of an arch; in vaulting it occurs at the intersection of the ribs of a rib vault. It is important structurally since it marks the apex of the vault.
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.
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, Rib, Architecture, Gothic, Arches
  
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