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Interlaced arches is a scheme of decoration employed in Romanesque and Gothic architecture, where arches are thrown from alternate piers, interlacing or intersecting one another. In the former case, the first arch mould is carried alternately over and under the second, in the latter the mouldings actually intersect and stop one another. An example of the former exists in St Peter-in-the-East in Oxford and of the latter in St. Joseph’s chapel in Glastonbury, and in the Bristol Cathedral. The arches in the interlacing arcade can be either semicircular or pointed, and are usually purely decorative and blind.

The interlaced arches are most likely an invention of Islamic architecture (cf. Bab al-Mardum Mosque, 999-1000 AD and Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, 833-988). This decoration was especially popular in England, with the most famous example at Lincoln Cathedral (St Hugh's choir).

  • Bab al-Mardum Mosque Bab al-Mardum Mosque
  • Arcades at St Hugh's choir of Lincoln Cathedral Arcades at St Hugh's choir of Lincoln Cathedral

References

  1. "Interlaced Arches" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 693.
  2. ^ Hourihane 2012, p. 131, Interlace.
  3. Moffett, Fazio & Wodehouse 2003, Islamic Architecture.

Sources

  • Hourihane, C. (2012). "Arch". The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. 129–134. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  • Moffett, M.; Fazio, M.W.; Wodehouse, L. (2003). "Islamic Architecture". A World History of Architecture. Monographics (Series : Laurence King Publishing). Laurence King. ISBN 978-1-85669-371-4. Retrieved 2024-12-24.


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