Mediaeval Church Vaulting

About this eBook

Author

Ward, Clarence, 1884-1973

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

NA: Fine Arts: Architecture

Subject

Vaults (Architecture)

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 50873

Release Date

January 7, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MEDIAEVAL CHURCH VAULTING
2. 2.INTRODUCTION
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.List of Illustrations
5. 5.CHAPTER I NAVE AND AISLE VAULTS — Domes on Spherical Pendentives — Domes on Squinches — The School of Perigord — Comparison of Perigord and Byzantine Domes — The Exterior Roofing of Perigord Domes — Characteristics of Perigord Churches — The Centering of Perigord Domes — Naves Vaulted with Domes on Squinches — Pyramidal Vaults — Tunnel Vaults — Romanesque Schools of Tunnel Vaulted Churches — The School of Provence — Provence Churches of the First Type — Provence Churches of the Second Type — The Lighting of Tunnel-Vaulted Churches — Provence Churches of the Second Type continued — Provence Churches of the Third Type — Provence Churches of the Fourth Type — Provence Churches of the Fifth Type — Vaults Similar to those of Provence in other Romanesque Churches — Naves with Tunnel Vaults and Aisles Groined — The School of Poitou — The School of Auvergne The Origin and Use of the Triforium Gallery in Auvergne — The School of Auvergne continued — Churches of the Auvergne School — Churches of Auvergne with a Clerestory — The School of the Loire — The School of Bourgogne — Churches with Transverse Tunnel Vaults Over the Nave — Churches with Transverse Tunnel Vaults Over the Aisles — Tunnel Vaults with Cross Ribs — Naves with Groined Vaults — Groined Vaults Over Rectangular Nave Bays — Groined Vaults over Square Nave Bays — Aisles with Groined Vaults in Lombardy and Normandy — Aisles with Semi-Groined Vaults — Ribbed Vaults — Ribbed Vaults Over Naves with Square Bays — The System of Alternate Supports — Naves without Side Aisles — Anjou Ridge Ribs — Square Nave Bays Outside of Lombardy and Anjou — Square Nave and Rectangular Aisle Bays — Ribs with Caryatid Supports — Square Nave and Rectangular Aisle Bays continued — Lighting Problems in Naves with Square Bays — Origin of Sexpartite Vaulting — False or Pseudo-Sexpartite Vaulting — Development of Sexpartite Vaulting — Sexpartite Vaulting in the Ile-de-France — Variants of Sexpartite Vaulting — Eight-Part Vaulting — Rectangular Nave Bays with Four-Part Cross-Ribbed Vaults — Irregular Four-Part Vaulting of Durham Cathedral — Early Four-Part Ribbed Vaults in Normandy — Transitional Four-Part Ribbed Vaults in the Ile-de-France — Developed Four-Part Ribbed Vaults — The Curve of Vault Ribs — Rectangular Four-Part Ribbed Vaults in Churches without Side Aisles — Vaulting with Added Ribs — Origin and Use of the Ridge Rib — Tierceron Vaulting — Lierne Vaulting — Interpenetrating Multiple Ribbed Vaults — Tracery Vaults — Fan Vaulting — Pendants — Vaults with Added Ribs—Outside of England — Side Aisle Vaulting — Five-Part Aisle Vaults — Multiple-Ribbed Aisle Vaults — Triforium Vaulting — Nave and Aisles of Equal Height
6. 6.CHAPTER II TRANSEPT AND CROSSING VAULTS — Transepts with Tunnel Vaults — Transepts with Ribbed Vaulting Five-Part Ribbed Vaults — Square Chevets — Vaulting of Semicircular Transepts — The Vaults of Transept Aisles and Chapels — Crossing Vaults — Lantern Towers — Ribbed Domes — Lobed Domes — “Gothic Domes” or Double Chevets — Square Lanterns with Eight-Part Vaults — Rib-Vaulted Crossings with no Lanterns
7. 7.CHAPTER III APSE VAULTS — Apses Vaulted with Half Domes — Lighting Problems Connected with the Construction of Half Domed Apses — Apses with Ribbed Half Domes — Apses with Four-Part Ribbed Vaults — The Chevet Vault — Types of Chevet Vaults — Radiating-Ribbed Chevets — The Use of Wall Ribs in Gothic Ribbed Vaulting — Radiating-Ribbed Chevets continued — Broken-Ribbed Chevets — Buttressing-Ribbed Chevets — Diagonal-Ribbed Chevets — Chevets with Added Ribs — The Number of Chevet Cells — The Use of A Central Pier in the Apse — Impost Levels of Chevet Vault Ribs — The Shape of the Chevet Cells — Chevets with Pierced Panels
8. 8.CHAPTER IV AMBULATORY VAULTS — Early Ambulatories — Origin of Ambulatory Vaulting — Annular Tunnel Vaults — Ambulatories with Half Tunnel Vaults — Romanesque Ambulatories with Alternating Triangular and Square Bays — Ambulatories with Transverse Tunnel Vaults — Ambulatories with Groined Vaulted Trapezoidal Bays — Ambulatories with Ribbed Vaults — Morienval — Trapezoidal Ambulatory Vaults with Straight Diagonal Ribs — Trapezoidal Ambulatory Vaults with Curved Diagonal Ribs — Trapezoidal Ambulatory Vaults with Broken Ribs — Method of Construction in Ambulatory Vaults — Trapezoidal Ambulatory Vaults with Added Ribs — Ambulatory Vaults which Include the Radiating Chapels — Ambulatories with Alternate Square and Triangular Bays — Ambulatories with Triangular Bays Only — Ambulatories with Multiple Ribbed Vaults — Exceptional Eastern Terminations — The Vaulting of Radiating Chapels
9. 9.BIBLIOGRAPHY
10. 10.INDEX

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