Describe the features of rib vaults.

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Ribbed vaulting is a type of groin vault. The skeleton of the vault is formed by diagonal ribs. Over the ribs is a light masonry skin called the webbing. The ribs and the arches channel weight out and down to the ground. The area enclosed by the vault is called the bay.

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Who wrote such famous musicals as Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George?

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