“A fan vault is a form of vault used in the Gothic style, in which the ribs are all of the same curve and spaced equidistantly, in a manner resembling a fan. The initiation and propagation of this design element is strongly associated with England…
“The ribs of a fan vault are of equal curvature and rotated at equal distances around a central (vertical) axis, forming the conoid shape which gives rise to the name. In between sequences of conoids, flat central spandrels fill the space. According to Leedy (1980), the fan vault was developed in England (as opposed to France and other centres of gothic architecture) due to the manner in which English rib vaults were normally constructed.[6] In an English rib vault, the courses are laid perpendicular to the rib while in France they are laid perpendicular to the wall.”
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Hickory Bow 08.14.16 at 1:53 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_vault
“A fan vault is a form of vault used in the Gothic style, in which the ribs are all of the same curve and spaced equidistantly, in a manner resembling a fan. The initiation and propagation of this design element is strongly associated with England…
“The ribs of a fan vault are of equal curvature and rotated at equal distances around a central (vertical) axis, forming the conoid shape which gives rise to the name. In between sequences of conoids, flat central spandrels fill the space. According to Leedy (1980), the fan vault was developed in England (as opposed to France and other centres of gothic architecture) due to the manner in which English rib vaults were normally constructed.[6] In an English rib vault, the courses are laid perpendicular to the rib while in France they are laid perpendicular to the wall.”
Donald A. Coffin 08.14.16 at 5:09 pm
Cool.
Dr. Hilarius 08.14.16 at 5:40 pm
Alas, I have no cathedrals at hand, only an antique steam plant for worshipers of technology.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/143137002@N06/28904837721/in/dateposted-public/
Alan White 08.14.16 at 11:10 pm
Beautiful. And thank you Hickory Bow.
RichieRich 08.15.16 at 9:12 pm
Fabulous.
Dave 08.15.16 at 9:38 pm
So good.
Tomsk 08.18.16 at 9:50 pm
Wow.
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