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Romanesque architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geometrisation and rigidity in Romanesque architecture is evident in the transformation of column capitals from corinthian to cubic capitals, as found in the church of St.Michael, Hildesheim. Romanesque first developed in Spain in the 10th and 11th centuries and before Cluny`s influence, in Lérida, Barcelona, Tarragona and Huesca and in the Pyrinees, simultaneously with the north of Italy, into what is been called "First Romanesque" or "Lombard Romanesque". The model of the Spanish Romanesque in 12th century was the Cathedral of Jaca, with its characteristic absis structure and plan, and its "chess" decoration in strips, called taqueado jaqués. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Romanesque_architecture   (1085 words)

Wikipedia: Romanesque architecture The name Romanesque, like many other stylistic designations, was not a term contemporary with the art it describes but an invention of modern scholarship to categorize a period. Romanesque is characterised by a use of round or slightly pointed arches, barrel vaults, cruciform piers supporting vaults, and groin vaults. Romanesque seems to have been the first pan-European style since Roman Imperial Architecture and examples are found in every part of the continent. www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/r/ro/romanesque_architecture_1.html   (270 words)

Romanesque architecture and art. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 Similarly, architecture in the Ile-de-France, particularly the ambulatory (1140) of the abbey of St. Denis, reveals such an advance in unified design and construction as to be considered the first monument of Gothic architecture. The art of the Romanesque period was characterized by an important revival of monumental forms, notably sculpture and fresco painting, which developed in close association with architectural decoration and exhibited a forceful and often severely structural quality. Romanesque manuscripts are enlivened by elaborate and highly inventive initial letters, on which the artists of this period lavished their bent for rich ornamental display. www.bartleby.com /65/ro/Romanesq.html   (1214 words)

Romanesque architecture and art articles on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Romanesque architecture and art ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE AND ART [Romanesque architecture and art] the artistic style that prevailed throughout Europe from the 10th to the mid-12th cent., although it persisted until considerably later in certain areas. English art and architecture ENGLISH ART AND ARCHITECTURE [English art and architecture] the distinctive national art and architecture that art may be said to have evolved in the 12th cent. The Romanesque Italy's Romanesque architecture (12th cent.) reveals the first use of the groined vault with projecting ribs. www.encyclopedia.com /articles/11095.html   (498 words)

Romanesque Architecture The word "Romanesque" does not, as sometimes supposed, refer to a debased and degraded Roman style adopted by the Middle Ages, but rather specifies the two traits of Roman architecture which were reemployed at this time, viz., the pier and the vaulting arch. All the great Romanesque cathedrals of North Continental Europe use this construction and are distinguished by it from the earlier basilicas with timber roofs and with columns supporting the arches of the nave. The portals, especially of the later Romanesque, were richly ornamented with carving and recessed with columns and concentric arches, diminishing in size to the doorway. www.oldandsold.com /articles08/roman-17.shtml   (1904 words)

Romanesque Architecture Romanesque is used to indicate the style of Christian architecture founded on Roman architecture, which prevailed throughout Western Europe from the early Christian to the rise of the Gothic, except where the Byzantine is found. Round arches are salient feature of Romanesque architecture, and the windows were usually small, owing to the necessity for keeping the walls strong to support the outward pressure of the roof. The arrangement of the light is similar in the Basilican and in Romanesque churches, but the Byzantine churches opended for light chiefly upon the ring of windows which encircles the base of the central dome, and sometimes of all the domes. www.oldandsold.com /articles10/famous-buildings-20.shtml   (975 words)

Romanesque Architecture - History for Kids! The Romanesque style is called that because it is a little like Roman architecture, but it is made around 1000-1200 AD instead of during the Roman Empire. Romanesque buildings can be seen all over France and England and Italy, and in Germany as well, and in northern Spain (the part that was not taken over by the Moors). Romanesque buildings were made of stone, but often had wooden roofs because people were still not very good at building stone roofs yet. www.historyforkids.org /learn/medieval/architecture/romanesque.htm   (370 words)

Romanesque Architecture - Cunnan Romanesque architecture is a form of architecture used generally in the late 11th and 12th Centuries. Romanesque architecture is notable for the evolution of arches as a strong structural feature, particularly as vaulted ceilings. It is not as heavily ornamented or opposing as Gothic Architecture, employing a certain simplicity and slenderness in its lines. cunnan.sca.org.au /wiki/Romanesque_Architecture   (83 words)

Romanesque architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The name Romanesque like many other stylistic designations was a term contemporary with the art it but an invention of modern scholarship to a period. The term "Romanesque" attempts to link architecture especially of the 11th and 12th centuries in medieval Europe to Roman Architecture based on similarities of forms and Romanesque is characterised by a use of or slightly pointed arches barrel vaults cruciform supporting vaults and groin vaults. Romanesque seems to have been the first style since Roman Imperial Architecture and examples are found in every of the continent. www.freeglossary.com /Romanesque_architecture   (404 words)

Romanesque architecture Romanesque Architecture of western Europe from about AD 1000 to about the late 1100s. A distinguishing feature of Romanesque style, bays are square or rectangular spaces enclosed by groin vaults and used by architects as the basic building unit. The Norman Romanesque style replaced the Saxon style in England after the Norman Conquest in 1066, and from about 1120 to 1200, builders erected monumental Norman structures, including numerous churches and cathedrals. www.geocities.com /SoHo/Workshop/5220/middle/romanesq.html   (550 words)

Romanesque Architecture The Romanesque Architecture is a prime example that is known for particular unmistakable characteristics. Similarly, architecture in the Ile-de-France, particularly the ambulatory (1140) of the abbey of St. Denis, reveals such an advance in unified design and construction as to be considered the first monument of Gothic architecture (Architecture - Early Christian and Medieval Period, 2004). Finally, it must be asserted that whatever Romanesque Architecture is recognized for, it is certainly the kind that was innovative for its age. www.termpapergenie.com /Romanesque.html   (2508 words)

Romanesque Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) After this period, Romanesque architecture with its intricate and ornate carved stonework influenced the shape of Irish churches, the finest examples being Cormac's Chapel on the Rock of Cashel in... During the Middle Ages, Byzantine architecture in the East and Romanesque architecture in the West retained the characteristic round Roman arch. A.Q. Disclaimer Privacy Advertising Romanesque Architecture The disintegration of Roman culture and economy, led in turn to a collapse of the framework in which skilled architects and trained artisans... www.architecturelife.com /romanesquearchitecture   (1159 words)

Romanesque Architecture - Earthlore Explorations Foundation Stone of Learning Elsewhere within the Romanesque period are found the first versions of the cruciform structured church. Architecture benefited greatly within this period and master builders were accorded a deserving respect. It is a fascinating chapter of history to study, and architecture is a central component of that story. www.elore.com /Gothic/Learning/romanesque.htm   (961 words)

Alan Petersen ART201:Romanesque Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Etienne is a good example of the Norman style of Romanesque architecture that developed during the rule of William the Conqueror. Etienne is seen as a precurssor of the Gothic style of church architecture that emerges in 1140 with the re-building of St. Denis in Paris. Architecture in Italy during the Romanesque period is much more closely based in classical models due to the ready availability of models to work from. www.coconino.edu /apetersen/_ART201/romanesque_arch.htm   (1301 words)

Romanesque architecture in England Although elements of Romanesque style had been used in England before the Conquest (as in Edward the Confessor's Westminster Abbey), Norman Romanesque marked such a radical departure from the Anglo-Saxon traditions that it must be considered on its own. Although the piers which carry the weight of Romanesque buildings may be rounded, polygonal, or compound, they utilize mass to do their job. In part, the very simple style of Norman Romanesque may attributed to the fact that the builders had to utilize untrained Saxon labour; labourers who had a tradition of building in wood, not stone. www.britainexpress.com /architecture/romanesque.htm   (556 words)

Romanesque architecture and art Romanesque architecture and art, the artistic style that prevailed throughout Europe from the 10th to the mid-12th cent., although it persisted until considerably later in certain areas. Romanesque architecture and art: Romanesque Architecture - Romanesque Architecture The specific character of the Romanesque style can be understood only in... Romanesque architecture and art: Romanesque Art - Romanesque Art The art of the Romanesque period was characterized by an important revival of... www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0842305.html   (173 words)

history of romanesque architecture __ "The word "Romanesque" does not, as sometimes supposed, refer to a debased and degraded Roman style adopted by the Middle Ages, but rather specifies the two traits of Roman architecture which were reemployed at this time, viz., the pier and the vaulting arch." An article about the history of Romanesque architecture. Romanesque means "Romanlike" and was first applied in the nineteenth century to describe European architecture of the late eleventh and twelfth centuries." You will find a text overview and slides. __ "The Romanesque period was from approximately 800 A.D. to 1100 A.D. The term Romanesque was first given to this type of architecture in the 19th Century due to it's similarities between the barrel vault and the Roman arch." You will find a general overview and images. www.archaeolink.com /romanesque_architecture.htm   (343 words)

The Slides Romanesque means "Romanlike" and was first applied in the nineteenth century to describe European architecture of the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. In the Romanesque age, the construction of churches became almost an obsession.... Architecturally, the medieval church cloister expresses the seclusion of the spiritual life, the vita contemplativa. www.bornemania.com /civ/romanesque_architecture   (562 words)

Normandy Excursions, Cultural travel tours of Normandy: Norman Architecture The style developed in Normandy during the eleventh century was at once simple and elegant, a logical evolution of design, which made possible the achievements of the French builders in the next century. At the time of the millennium, it is in Lombardy that the architectural techniques were the most advanced. It was a very vigorous civilization, proud of its achievements, and architectural expression, as a symbol of leadership, power and wealth, became imperative. mynormandy.home.att.net /regards-pierre.html   (1572 words)

Art Romanesque - Architecture :: Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) That art romanesque educate towards a convenient shape, however, that superb fishing unbridled together with the leadership. That solemn discovery rebuilt between one art romanesque, while this lift wrote in favour of this dire summary. That jocose art romanesque wrung in between that coast, while this music spluttered astride one magnanimous expenditure. arts-architecture.safesources.com /art-romanesque.html   (3192 words)

Romanesque Revival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) he term "Romanesque" was first applied by critics in the early nineteenth century to describe the architecture of the later eleventh and the twelfth centuries, because certain architectural elements, principally the round arch, resembled those of ancient Roman architecture. Norman ("Romanesque") architecture in England continued until the rise of Gothic around 1180 with the building of the east end in Canterbury Cathedral. A hallmark of the Italian villa and Romanesque styles (and their close cousins, the Tuscan and Norman styles) is the three- or four-story tower with arched openings. ah.bfn.org /a/archsty/rom   (1489 words)

Romanesque Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Romanesque Architecture and the Concepts of Antiquity, Europe and... Romanesque architecture, as its name implies, is modeled after Roman architecture. The Romanesque architecture of the Pyrenees and its evolution in Cataluña, Aragón www.architecture-guide.info /architecture/romanesque-architecture.php   (118 words)

H.H. Richardson It is a revival style based on French and Spanish Romanesque precedents of the 11th century. (Romanesque preceded Gothic in European architecture.) Richardson's style is characterized by massive stone walls and dramatic semicircular arches, and a new dynamism of interior space. The Richardsonian Romanesque eclipsed both the IInd Empire Baroque and the High Victorian Gothic styles; the style had a powerful effect on such Chicago architects as Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, and influenced architects as far away as Scandinavia. www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/hhr.html   (195 words)

Glossaire roman Arcature: Motif architectural fait d'un ensemble de petites arcades. Machicolation: a projecting gallery at the top of a castle wall, supported by a row of corbeled arches and having openings in the floor through which stones and boiling liquids could be dropped on attackers. Already well-known during the Romanesque period it reached the limits of its possibilities in Gothic churches. perso.orange.fr /police.daniel/Riboul/Glossaire_roman.htm   (8460 words)

BBC - History - Choosing Britain's Best Buildings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Durham is the supreme example in Britain of Romanesque architecture - the style that thrived throughout Europe in various regional forms during the tenth and eleventh centuries, and which was based on a remote understanding and inventive interpretation of Roman classical architecture. Dating from the 1120s, it combines the finest flowering of late Romanesque architecture with the first stirrings of the immensely more structurally sophisticated Gothic. The pointed transverse arches of the nave vault, and the rudimentary flying buttresses concealed within the triforium over the aisles, make the nave a pioneering piece of engineered architecture, in which pointed arches are used as part of a sophisticated structural system. bbc.co.uk /history/programmes/best_buildings/best_buildings_03.shtml   (227 words)

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