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LIERNE RIB [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Construction Methods
DEF

In a groined vault, any rib which does not spring from the shaft or wall.

DEF

In Gothic vaulting, any small subordinate rib which is inserted between the main ribs, more often as an ornament than for reasons of construction.

CONT

The lierne rib [is the] rib spring between the apex or clef of the vault and the junction of two tiercerons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Procédés de construction
DEF

Nervure en saillie qui joint la clef d'une voûte d'ogives au point de rencontre de deux tiercerons; la lierne divise en deux voûtains chacune des quatre parties de la croisée.

Spanish

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