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Chapter IX. Vaulting |
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This section is from the book "Modern Buildings, Their Planning, Construction And Equipment Vol5", by G. A. T. Middleton. Also available from Amazon: Modern Buildings.
(Contributed by Walter Hooker)
A vault is an arched covering over an apartment. Vaults usually take their name from the nature of the curve forming the intrados of their cross section.
 
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