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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 54
Page 176
... baroque façade is the crux of the overall design . Borromini designed simple and austere forms thanks to the fine texture of the brickwork , which changes according to the light and emphasizes the play between concavities and ...
... baroque façade is the crux of the overall design . Borromini designed simple and austere forms thanks to the fine texture of the brickwork , which changes according to the light and emphasizes the play between concavities and ...
Page 190
... baroque France , urban planning and architecture became the metaphor for absolute power . Place des Vos- ges , Les ... baroque architecture . The rejection of the baroque , a rejection that was more cultural than formal , is clear in the ...
... baroque France , urban planning and architecture became the metaphor for absolute power . Place des Vos- ges , Les ... baroque architecture . The rejection of the baroque , a rejection that was more cultural than formal , is clear in the ...
Page 212
... baroque dome . Steinl , who was also active as a sculptor and had a special talent for the plastic articulation of ... baroque 18th century The creation of a ' state art ' The great season of the Austrian late baroque began only after ...
... baroque dome . Steinl , who was also active as a sculptor and had a special talent for the plastic articulation of ... baroque 18th century The creation of a ' state art ' The great season of the Austrian late baroque began only after ...
Common terms and phrases
achieved activity adoption appearance applied arches archi architect architecture arrangement articulation artistic baroque became become began begun body building built cathedral central centre century changes chapels church classical clear columns complex composed concept construction continuous court covered created creation crossing culture decoration designed direct dome early effects elements English Europe example expression exterior façade forms French functional gallery garden give glass Gothic highly House ideas important influence interior internal involved Italian Italy language late later layout leading light located London marked materials monumental motifs moved nature nave organic original palace Paris period presents projects reflects relationship Renaissance represents result ribs Roman Romanesque Rome roof rooms sense shape side space spatial square structure studies style surfaces symbolic tion towers tradition urban vault Villa volumes walls