Vault (architecture) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. ...
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The two main structural innovations of Gothic architecture were pointed arches and ogival or ribbed vaulting (Bony 1983). By the 12th century, architects realized the superiority of the groined vault compared to the barrel vault and started to add ribs, which were used to support the weight of the vault.
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Earlier Romanesque churches relied on barrel vaulting. Gothic builders introduced the dramatic technique of ribbed vaulting. ... While barrel vaulting carried weight on continuous solid walls, ribbed vaulting used columns to support the weight. The ribs also delineated the vaults and gave a sense of unity to the structure.
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Corbis singles 004 (crbs004) > Nave of Washington Cathedral (crbs0040094) ... 427 x 640 ... 683 x 1024...
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Corbis singles 022 (crbs022) > Altar and Stained Glass of Sailsbury Cathedral (crbs0221814) ... 640 x 426 ... 1024 x 682...
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For scores of years the Romanesque builders experimented in vaulting; the problem was ... Geometric construction is expressly shown in ribbed vaults, which are additionally accented with the color and texture. Ribs in late-Gothic vaults get thickened and create nets or completely 'get lost' in the complex crystal vaults.
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Related terms: Barrel Vault / Vault, Quadripartite / Vault, Sexpartite / Vault, Fan / Vault, Groined / Vault, Literne / Vault, Ribbed / Vaulting...
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rib vault a masonry vault with a relatively thin web and set within a framework of ribs. ... Click here for pronounciation ... Created by Jane Vadnal 08/9...
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www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/ribvault.htm
www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/ribvault.htm
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In fact it is quite possible that Durham Cathedral was the first building in Europe to receive ribbed vaulting. The Cathedral at Durham is also important for the flying buttresses, a feature invented by the Norman masons at Durham.
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