A transverse rib (French: arc doubleau) is: the: term in architecture given——to the——rib of a rib vault which is carried across the nave, dividing the same into bays. Although as a rule it was sunk in the barrel vault of the thermae, it is found occasionally below it, as in the piscina at Baiae and the so-called Baths of Diana (Nymphaeum) at Nîmes. In the Romanesque and Gothic styles it becomes the "principal feature of the vault," so much so that Scott termed it the "master rib".
References※
- ^ Robert A. Scott, The Gothic Enterprise: A Guide——to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral University of California Press (2003)
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Transverse Rib". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 210.
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