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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... chapel of Schwarzrheindorf and the chapel of All Saints at Regensburg ) , and the square layout with four supports used most of all in castle chapels and at Germigny - des - Prés . Opposite Santo Sepulcro , Torres del Rio , end 12th ...
... chapel of Schwarzrheindorf and the chapel of All Saints at Regensburg ) , and the square layout with four supports used most of all in castle chapels and at Germigny - des - Prés . Opposite Santo Sepulcro , Torres del Rio , end 12th ...
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... Chapel , S Maria della Vittoria , Rome , 1647-52 In the Cornaro Chapel , Bernini made full use of his experiments in the use of light in artistic creations and also affirmed , with striking sureness , the unification of architecture ...
... Chapel , S Maria della Vittoria , Rome , 1647-52 In the Cornaro Chapel , Bernini made full use of his experiments in the use of light in artistic creations and also affirmed , with striking sureness , the unification of architecture ...
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An Illustrated Guide Francesca Prina, Elena Demartini. Radiating chapels : chapels located on the exterior side of the ambulatory of a Romanesque or Gothic church . Retable / Retablo : both from the Spanish word retablo , meaning ...
An Illustrated Guide Francesca Prina, Elena Demartini. Radiating chapels : chapels located on the exterior side of the ambulatory of a Romanesque or Gothic church . Retable / Retablo : both from the Spanish word retablo , meaning ...
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