rear vault
1rear vault — I. noun Etymology: rear (V) + vault (arched structure); translation of French arrière voussure : a rear arch used where a wall is very thick and the window recess becomes a vaulted area II. noun Etymology: rear (V) + vault ( …
2Rear-Vault — ♦ Space between rear arch and outer stonework of window. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) Related terms: Rear Arch …
3rear-vault — …
4rear-rib — see rear vault (quot. 1844) …
5rear-shaft — see rear vault (quot. 1844) …
6Rear Arch — ♦ Internal arch over door or window opening. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) Related terms: Rear Vault …
7rear- — comb. form, partly of OF. or AF. origin, as in rear ward, guard, rearsupper (and hence by analogy in rear admiral, feast, freight), partly ad. F. arrière , as in rear vassal, vault, and partly (from c 1600) an attributive use of rear n …
8Glossary of architecture — This page is a glossary of architecture. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …
9List of architectural vaults — The following is a list of arched structures known in architecture as vaults.* Ambulatory vault – the covered portion of the covered passage around a cloister. Often written in the context of an ambulatory vault mosaic. * Annular vault – A Barrel …
10Master of Crea — Rear wall of the chapel, detail of the daughters of Guglielmo VIII Paleologo Maestro della Cappella di Santa Margherita a Crea, or more simply Maestro di Crea, is the name given to the anonymous Italian painter who was engaged by Guglielmo VIII… …
