cross or groin vault

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• Groin vault — Gothic cross vault, St Mary s, Greifswald …   Wikipedia

• cross vault —    In architecture, two barrel vaults intersecting each other at right angles. Also called a groin vault …   Glossary of Art Terms

• Vault, Groined — ♦ Cross vaulting, formed by intersection of simple vaulting surfaces. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) Related terms: Groin, Groined Vault, Vault, Barrel, Vaulting, Vault, Ribbed, Vault, Quadripartite, Vault, Sexpartite, Vault,… …   Medieval glossary

• cross-springer — cross springˈer noun A rib following the line of the groin in a groined vault • • • Main Entry: ↑cross …   Useful english dictionary

• Vault (architecture) — 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. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… …   Wikipedia

• Vault —    An arched ceiling built of brick, stone, or concrete. Of these materials, concrete is the most effective as it allows for greater expanses since it forms one solid, rigid, surface requiring a lesser number of internal supports. The solid… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• vault —    In architecture, an arched roof or covering of masonry construction made of brick, stone, or concrete. A barrel (or tunnel) vault is semi cylindrical in cross section, made up of a continuous row of arches joined to one another. A groin or… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• Barrel vault — Nave of Lisbon Cathedral with a barrel vaulted soffit. Note the absence of clerestory windows, all of the light being provided by the Rose window at one end of the vault …   Wikipedia

• crossvault — cross vault n. A vault formed by the intersection of two or more barrel vaults. Also called cross vaulting, groin vault. * * * …   Universalium

• groinvault — groin vault n. See cross vault. * * * …   Universalium

• Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium