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Ribbed Vaulting is masonary framework of intersecting arches, or ribs. This type of Vaulting has been used in the late Norman and Gothic periods. <ref>Looking at Buildings. (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2017, from [http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/glossary/glossary.html?tx_contagged%5Bsource%5D=default&tx_contagged%5Buid%5D=1072&cHash=e2f1d7ee96611b5d141b8b66b733d3ec]</ref> | Ribbed Vaulting is masonary framework of intersecting arches, or ribs. This type of Vaulting has been used in the late Norman and Gothic periods. <ref>Looking at Buildings. (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2017, from [http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/glossary/glossary.html?tx_contagged%5Bsource%5D=default&tx_contagged%5Buid%5D=1072&cHash=e2f1d7ee96611b5d141b8b66b733d3ec]</ref> | ||
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Barrel Vault
A Barrel Vault is an arched shape, similar to the roof of a tunnel. As the upper parts of the arch push the lower sections out, something must be resisting that outward pressure. In a tunnel the fill around the tunnel does this, but above ground this is done with thick walls that support it.[1]
Barrel Vault
Rib Vault
Ribbed Vaulting is masonary framework of intersecting arches, or ribs. This type of Vaulting has been used in the late Norman and Gothic periods. [2]
Fan Vault
Fan Vaults have ribs that are equal in length and radiate out from a single point. Shorter ribs cross the radiating ribs creating extravagant patterns.[3]
Fan Vault
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