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Timbrel vaults

Scope note

Thin vaults of one or more layers of terracotta tiles laid flat edge to edge and deriving their rigidity from cohesion and curvature rather than from massiveness or compression; can be erected without centering.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300061961

Broader Terms used

<vaults by construction>

Narrower Terms used

Guastavino vaults

Equivalent Terms used

timbrel vault

Created

13yrs ago

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