Glossary · W
Wall rib
Also called formeret, wall arch
The rib along the side wall of a vault bay, framing the clerestory window beneath it.
See also: Transverse arch
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Vaults, Romanesque and Gothic.
Nearby in the glossary
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