vault

CE5

Vaults

vault, ceiling over a room, formed in any one of a variety of curved shapes.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Renaissance and Later Vaulting
• Gothic Vaulting
• Roman and Romanesque Styles
• The Ancient World
• Engineering Considerations
• Nature of Vaults
• Bibliography

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