Everything about Fan Vaulting totally explained
The initiation and propagation of this design element is strongly associated with
England.
A
fan vault is a form of
vault used in the
Perpendicular Gothic style, in which the ribs are all of the same curve and spaced equidistantly, in a manner resembling a
fan.
The earliest example, dating from about the year
1351, may be seen in the south walk of the cloisters of
Gloucester Cathedral, built by
Thomas of Cambridge. In the fourteenth century the structure was known as the
Abbey Church at
Gloucester. A fine later example, from
1640, is the vault over the staircase at
Christ Church, Oxford. The largest fan vault in the world, however, can be found in the chapel of
King's College, Cambridge.
Birth of the fan vault
The fan vault is attributed to development in
Gloucester in the mid 14th century, with the earliest known surviving example being the east cloister walk of the
Gloucester Cathedral. Other examples of early fan vaults exist in
Gloucester. implying the activity of several 14th century master masons in this region, who really created the fan vault and experimented with forms of its early use.
Further examples
- King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England, circa 1500, the world's largest fan vaulted structure
- Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England, eastern apse of the Norman tower, circa 1500
- Henry VII's Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England, 1503-1519
- Sherborne Abbey, Dorset, England
- Bath Abbey, Somerset, England, 1860s nave restoration feature of fan vaulting
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