ridge rib or longitudinal ridge rib
A rib which runs down the apex of the vault in a longitudinal direction. See also rib vault
ridgepole ...
ridge rib: longitudinal rib extending the whole length of a vault.
Rococo: late Baroque phase, highly ornate; usually refers to interior decoration.
longitudinal ridge rib: A rib which runs down the apex of the vault in a longitudinal direction. Other types of ribs: diagonal, lierne, tierceron, transverse See also rib vault.
better to simplify the construction of the web by introducing intermediate ribs between the wall rib and the diagonal rib and between the diagonal and the transverse ribs; and in order to meet the thrust of these intermediate ribs a ridge rib was ...
The elaborate articulation of piers and archivolts, until both became compositions of fine lines of light and shade, was carried further in England than elsewhere, and the introduction of tiercerons, or accessory vault ribs, with the ridge ribs to ...
lierne A. boss B. diagonal ribs C. ridge ribs D. transverse rib E. liernes F. tiercerons
lierne [lɪˈɜːn]
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 See also: Ridge, Vault, Architecture, Church, Rib
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