Tierceron - A major rib in a complex rib vault. Tiercerons spring from the main springers.
Salisbury Cathedral ...
Tierceron
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.
tierceron rib: secondary rib leading from a main springer in a vault to a place on the ridge-rib, below neither a transverse or diagonal rib.
torus: a semi-circular convex moulding, especially on the base of an Ionic column.
Other types of ribs: lierne, ridge, tierceron, transverse Diaper: A pattern formed by small, repeated geometrical motifs set adjacent to one another, used to decorate stone surfaces in architecture and as a background to illuminations in manuscripts, ...
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, ...
In a rib-vault, an extra decorative rib springing from the corner of a bay; hence tierceron vault.Tifting(Scots): a mortar bed for verge slates laid over the gable skew.
QUADRIPARTITE
a four-part vault
SEXPARTITE
a six-part vault
TIERCERON
a vaulting rib starting from the intersection of two vaults ...
lierne A. boss B. diagonal ribs C. ridge ribs D. transverse rib E. liernes F. tiercerons
lierne [lɪˈɜːn]
n ...
A style of European architecture between 1110 and 1500 characterized by lancet arches, flying buttresses, tracery, gargoyles, tiercerons, and rib vaults.
St. Denis - France (1122)
Boxley - England- (12th c) ...
The flattened surface of this vault is supported by a multitude of decorative ribs called tierceron vaulting.
 See also: Vault, Gothic, Decorated, Rib, Lierne
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