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Stilted vaults

Scope note

Compound vaults in which intersecting barrel vaults are of differing widths, the ridges of the same height but the springing lines of different height, producing a groin line of double curvature. RS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30001351

Broader Terms used

groined vaults

Narrower Terms used

plowshare vaults

Term used for

vaults, stilted

Equivalent Terms used

stilted vault

Created

13yrs ago

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