Manual of ecclesiastical architecture. Comprising a study of its various styles, the chronological arrangements of its elements, and its relation to Christian worship (1897)
Martin, William Wallace, 1851- · Cincinnati, Curts & Jennings; New York, Eaton & Mains · leaf 243
is found in the fan-shapedvault. In fact,this vault is butthe ramiformvault with hori-zontal circularribs, binding to-gether the ver-tical branches, asseen in Fig. 155.The name givento this mode ofvaulting arosefrom the resem-b 1 a n c e of thevault to a fanwhen spread outand its ribs… … KINGSS COLLEGE CHAPEL. Gothic Style. 221 vault and unites their extremities to those in the op-posite fan-vault, producing on the ceiling the form ofthe Tudor arch. This chapel at Kings College, Cam-bridge, is a gorgeous hall, and the rigid lines of the per-pendicular window-tracery blend, not…
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