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Corbel vaults

Scope note

Use for vaults constructed by corbeling, or cantilevering, successive courses inward beyond the preceding one, until they meet and are capped at the vault's midpoint.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30001405

Broader Terms used

<vaults by construction>

Equivalent Terms used

corbel vault

Created

13yrs ago

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