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fan vaulting

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fan vaulting
n.
A series or system of fan vaults.
fan vaulting
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect vaulting having ribs that radiate like those of a fan and spring from the top of a capital or corbel Also called palm vaulting
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Noun1.fan vaulting - an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans
fan tracery - the carved tracery on fan vaulting
vaulting - (architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting"
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I hear the voices of the Renaissance polyphony meet and cross each other so that their different rhythms create a complex pattern and, while I listen, my eye follows the intricate criss-crossing lines of the fan vaulting of the ceiling--an example of architectural structure being turned into something decorative and beautiful.
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