1000 Years of World Architecture: An Illustrated GuideThis volume is a guide to the main characteristics, movements and regional variants of a millennium of Western architecture, from the early Romanesque to the most recent contemporary trends. |
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... Rome also displayed such a fecund inventiveness that its build- ings compose a sort of morphological encyclopaedia of architecture . In Rome , technical demands , which became more pressing given the monumental scale of imperial ...
... Rome also displayed such a fecund inventiveness that its build- ings compose a sort of morphological encyclopaedia of architecture . In Rome , technical demands , which became more pressing given the monumental scale of imperial ...
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... Rome. Francesco Borromini 1599-1667 An artisan genius The serene and brilliant Bernini grew up in Rome during the fervid years at the opening of the century and developed a keen awareness of the city's points of reference ; the ...
... Rome. Francesco Borromini 1599-1667 An artisan genius The serene and brilliant Bernini grew up in Rome during the fervid years at the opening of the century and developed a keen awareness of the city's points of reference ; the ...
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... ( Rome , 1693-1740 ) Architect of a certain importance , De ' Sanctis was part of the rebirth of Rome in the first half of the 18th century , making the façade of SS Trinità dei Pellegrini ( 1723 ) . His name is most closely associated ...
... ( Rome , 1693-1740 ) Architect of a certain importance , De ' Sanctis was part of the rebirth of Rome in the first half of the 18th century , making the façade of SS Trinità dei Pellegrini ( 1723 ) . His name is most closely associated ...
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