Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy . Hexham1. The early 14th century vault overthe two western bays of the nave at Worcester has ribswithout the web, the ribs of the rest of the nave vault,dating from 1377, have it. This system allows of many liberties being takenwith the form of the vaulting surfaces. They could nowbe made to wind without danger so as to give moreroom for a clerestory. The wall-arch in Fig. 9 is verynarrow and would cramp the clerestory window. Theremedy was to stilt it, as in the nave of Sens Cathedral(Plate I) where the wall-rib springs from the capital of as
Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy . Hexham1. The early 14th century vault overthe two western bays of the nave at Worcester has ribswithout the web, the ribs of the rest of the nave vault,dating from 1377, have it. This system allows of many liberties being takenwith the form of the vaulting surfaces. They could nowbe made to wind without danger so as to give moreroom for a clerestory. The wall-arch in Fig. 9 is verynarrow and would cramp the clerestory window. Theremedy was to stilt it, as in the nave of Sens Cathedral(Plate I) where the wall-rib springs from the capital of asmall shaft that rises from the cornice at the springingof the main vault. The pocket of the vault being takenup straight with this shaft as high as the springing ofthe wall-rib is therefore left behind the main vault, which 1 For information as to these latter instances I am indebted toMr Thompson of Peterborough who has had to do with them all. He saysthat in the Maidens Aisle at Chester either the rib or the vault had slippedfor want of the
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