HOW GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE ECHOED THE POWER OF STAINED GLASS (5)
 

Tierceron Vault
tierceron vault

Exeter Cathedral
really beefy tierceron vault with enlarged bosses
Exeter Cathedral, vault, from Barry Spaul, University of Exeter

Interlaced Tierceron Vault
animated diagram of interlaced tierceron vault with tripled ridge rib

Gloucester Cathedral
choir vault
Gloucester Cathedral, choir vault, from Britannia.com

Compacting Tierceron Vaults
animated diagram of overlaid tierceron vault with tripled ridge ribs

Winchester Cathedral
nave vault
Winchester Cathedral, nave vault, from Kimsey's Europe Photos

Ely Cathedral
Lady Chapel
Ely Cathedral, Lady Chapel, from John Maggs Historic Prints

Canterbury Cathedral
enhanced tierceron vault with liernes
Canterbury Cathedral, nave vault, from Kimsey's Europe Photos

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