- cross-barrel vault
- In architecture, a barrel (or tunnel) vault in which the main barrel (tunnel) vault is intersected at right angles with other barrel (tunnel) vaults at regular intervals. Also see cross vault.
Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
cross-barrel vault
Look at other dictionaries:
Barrel vault — Nave of Lisbon Cathedral with a barrel vaulted soffit. Note the absence of clerestory windows, all of the light being provided by the Rose window at one end of the vault … Wikipedia
Barrel Vault — See: Vault, Barrel continous vault of semicircular cross section; also called tunnel vault … Medieval glossary
barrel vault — noun a) A simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns. b) A building profile featuring a rounded profile to the roof on the short… … Wiktionary
vault — In architecture, an arched roof or covering of masonry construction made of brick, stone, or concrete. A barrel (or tunnel) vault is semi cylindrical in cross section, made up of a continuous row of arches joined to one another. A groin or… … Glossary of Art Terms
Vault (architecture) — A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… … Wikipedia
Vault — An arched ceiling built of brick, stone, or concrete. Of these materials, concrete is the most effective as it allows for greater expanses since it forms one solid, rigid, surface requiring a lesser number of internal supports. The solid… … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Vault, Groined — ♦ Cross vaulting, formed by intersection of simple vaulting surfaces. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) Related terms: Groin, Groined Vault, Vault, Barrel, Vaulting, Vault, Ribbed, Vault, Quadripartite, Vault, Sexpartite, Vault,… … Medieval glossary
cross vault — In architecture, two barrel vaults intersecting each other at right angles. Also called a groin vault … Glossary of Art Terms
Groin vault — Gothic cross vault, St Mary s, Greifswald … Wikipedia
Tunnel vault — continous vault of semicircular cross section; also called barrel vault … Medieval glossary
