Lierne (vault)
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In Gothic architecture, a lierne is a tertiary rib connecting one rib of a rib vault to another, as opposed to connecting to a springer, or to the central boss. The resulting construction is called a
Lierne vault in the nave of Chester Cathedral
Lady chapel of Ely Cathedral in Ely, Cambridgeshire
Gloucester Cathedral east end with perpendicular lierne vaulting
Ely Cathedral
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Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
Lierne (vault)
…of lierne vaulting. In France, examples occur in Flamboyant architecture, such as in the Church of Saint-Pierre in Caen. The vault-plan diagram of Ely Cathedral Choir shows the ribs as double lines. The main longitudinal ridge rib (middle vertical lines) and transverse ridge ribs (alternate horizontal lines…
Ely Cathedral from the southeast
Norman Arcade in the nave
The nave with its painted ceiling
The west front and Galilee Porch