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Rib vault, a skeleton of arches or ribs on which masonry can be laid to form a ceiling or roof. Rib vaults were frequently used in medieval buildings, most famously in Gothic cathedrals. The rib vault arose out of efforts to solve the challenges associated with supporting heavy masonry ceiling vaults over wide spans.
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A rib vault or ribbed vault is an architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal arched ribs. Variations were used in Roman architecture, Byzantine architecture, Islamic architecture, Romanesque architecture, and especially Gothic architecture.
Used predominantly in Gothic architecture, these vaults have captivated many with their functionality and beauty. Let's explore the intricate world of ribbed vaults, examining their characteristics, history, evolution, and examples that highlight their significance and enduring appeal.
This ribbed vaulting is another distinguishing feature of Gothic architecture. However, it should be noted that prototypes for the pointed arches and ribbed vaulting were seen first in late-Romanesque buildings. Open tracery at Southwell Minster.
- You're correct; they probably just didn't get to it because the video is only an introduction.
- Because they can be built beautifully. Many buildings are plain and boring, like a painted wall, but when you turn the architecture, or the paint,...
- Barrel Vault To understand the ribbed groin vault, we have to see where it derived from. We can understand it better by looking at the barrel vault...
- Otto von Simson's old but wonderful book, The Gothic Cathedral, might be a good place to start. http://press.princeton.edu/titles/4201.html
- I think you can google each of these buildings and print out the wikipedia articles to which you are led. Then, using markers or colored pencils, o...
Early Gothic. At the technical level Gothic architecture is characterized by the ribbed vault (a vault in which stone ribs carry the vaulted surface), the pointed arch, and the flying buttress (normally a half arch carrying the thrust of a roof or vault across an aisle to an outer pier or buttress). These features were all present in a number ...
There are two distinctive "other ribbed vaults" (called "Karbandi" in Persian) in India which form no part of the development of European vaults, but have some unusual features; one carries the central dome of the Jumma Musjid at Bijapur (A.D. 1559), and the other is Gol Gumbaz, the tomb of Muhammad Adil Shah II (1626
Rib vaults in 12 th -century religious architecture in the North-West of Italy. Silvia Beltramo. The study of ribbed vaults in 12 th-century churches is of great interest and novelty due to certain architectural solutions that took shape in the middle decades of the century, reaching full maturity towards the end of it.
