RomanGlossary Term [1] basilicaGlossary Term [2], and the principle of the vaulted sacred space was extended to the whole building. The invention of the
rib-vault [3], combined with the pointed
archGlossary Term [4], made it possible for the
vaultGlossary Term [5] to be carried on walls pierced by large openings, as the ribs directed the thrust to the corners of each
bayGlossary Term [6] and flying buttresses helped to stabilise the weight of the heavy masses of masonry. From the 13th century onwards
GothicGlossary Term [7] stone vaults were elaborated to produce complex patterns by the addition of extra ribs and elaborately carved and painted bosses at their intersections.
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