Bible Encyclopedias
Cross Springer

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

In architecture, the block from which the diagonal ribs of a vault spring or start: the top of the springer is known as the skewback (see Arch).

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cross Springer'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/cross-springer.html. 1910.