Glossary · Q
Quadripartite vault
A rib vault in which two diagonal ribs divide each bay into four cells: the standard vault of High Gothic.
See also: Sexpartite vault
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Vaults, Romanesque and Gothic.
Nearby in the glossary
Pyramidion · Qibla · Quadrant vault · Quadratura · Quincunx · Quinto acuto · Quoin · Radiating chapels