The history and rudiments of architecture; embracing, I. The orders of architecture; II. Architectural styles of various countries; III. The nature and principles of design in architecture; and, IV. An accurate and complete glossary of architectural terms .. (1853)
Bullock, John, ed · New York, Stringer & Townsend · leaf 227
iscalled fan-tracery vaulting, (Very improperly, for a fan-likearrangement of ribs may be, and often is, applied to the sur-face of any kind of vault.) This invention might prop-erly be termed palm vaulting,or geometrically, the conoidalor concavo-convex vaulting.This regularity is shown inthe… … Rectangular Vaulting-pyramid. a a a a, groin-ribs.b b i , lorruerets.c c, tiercerons This improvement, not yet develop-ed fully, is shown in these engrav-ings, the first of which is a view ofthe porch of St. Sepulchre New-at ,gate, and the next of a porch atGuildhall. In the above example (St.…
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