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Definition of Lierne rib

Lierne rib
Lierne rib Lierne" rib` (ly[^a]rn" r[i^]b`). [F. lierne.] (Arch.) In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another.

Meaning of Lierne rib from wikipedia

- In Gothic architecture, a lierne is a tertiary rib connecting one rib to another, as opposed to connecting to a springer, or to the central boss. The...
- another short rib, known as lierne vaulting. The lierne, a term in France given to the ridge rib, in English refers to short ribs that cross between the main...
- another short rib, known as the lierne, a term in France given to the ridge rib. Lierne ribs are short ribs crossing between the main ribs, and were emplo****...
- and quite unlike the way that "lierne" ribs are used elsewhere. In this case, there is no ridge rib, and the lierne ribs are arranged to enclose a series...
- Lierne – A Lierne (from the French lier – to bind) in Gothic rib-vaulting is an architectural term for a tertiary rib spanning between two other ribs...
- Perpendicular Gothic style. The vault has lierne ribs that form octagons at the centre of each compartment, the joints of each rib having decorative bosses. The eastern...
- chapter house Wells Cathedral palm tree like central pillar carrying 32 lierne ribs that form the inner part of the vault Exeter Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral...
- Austria – star vault with intersecting lierne ribs Salamanca Cathedral, Spain Flamboyant S-shaped and circular lierne ribs. (16th–18th century) Church of the...
- with a central clustered column and a ceiling of four groin vaults with lierne ribs and carved bosses. The porch was named for its proposed decorative scheme...
- - Lierne vault Église St. Étienne, Beauvais, side chapel - Lierne vault with flying ribs by Martin Chambiges Église Saint-Eustache, Paris - Lierne vault...