About The Word Romanesque
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Romanesque
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What's The Definition Of Romanesque?
[n] a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
Synonyms | Synonyms for Romanesque: Romanesque architecture Related Terms | Find terms related to Romanesque: See Also | architectural style | Norman architecture | style of architecture | type of architecture Romanesque In Webster's Dictionary \Ro`man*esque"\, a. [F. romanesque; cf. It.
romanesco.]
1. (Arch.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied
sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire,
but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing
from the 8th century to the 12th.
2. Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.
{Romanesque style} (Arch.), that which grew up from the
attempts of barbarous people to copy Roman architecture
and apply it to their own purposes. This term is loosely
applied to all the styles of Western Europe, from the fall
of the Western Roman Empire to the appearance of Gothic
architecture.
\Ro`man*esque"\, n. Romanesque style. |
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