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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... elements . Casa de las Conchas , Salamanca , begun 1493 Over the course of the 15th century the so - called plateresque style spread across Salamanca . This style - plateresque is from the Spanish plata , ' silver ' , and means ...
... elements . Casa de las Conchas , Salamanca , begun 1493 Over the course of the 15th century the so - called plateresque style spread across Salamanca . This style - plateresque is from the Spanish plata , ' silver ' , and means ...
Page 149
... elements and those supported . The diminution of the functional elements and the enlargement of the decorative elements creates a dynamic tension in the small space that finds release in the triple staircase ; the curving steps seem to ...
... elements and those supported . The diminution of the functional elements and the enlargement of the decorative elements creates a dynamic tension in the small space that finds release in the triple staircase ; the curving steps seem to ...
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... elements assembled in a semicircular space and reproduced with unusual materials in vivacious colours . BB. Postmodernism Second half 20th century Overcoming the modern The term postmodern was coined by the American theorist Charles ...
... elements assembled in a semicircular space and reproduced with unusual materials in vivacious colours . BB. Postmodernism Second half 20th century Overcoming the modern The term postmodern was coined by the American theorist Charles ...
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