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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... exterior fronts . The building conceived as a plastic mass of stone was transformed into the con- trast of two large bodies , square and overlapping , thus accentuating the values of geometric purity and struc- tural essentiality . In ...
... exterior fronts . The building conceived as a plastic mass of stone was transformed into the con- trast of two large bodies , square and overlapping , thus accentuating the values of geometric purity and struc- tural essentiality . In ...
Page 78
... exterior appearance of the structure , breaking up the volumes in a sort of perspective kaleidoscope or a replication of the rhythmic modulation of the interior bays . There were equally important interior changes , for the use of ...
... exterior appearance of the structure , breaking up the volumes in a sort of perspective kaleidoscope or a replication of the rhythmic modulation of the interior bays . There were equally important interior changes , for the use of ...
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... exterior of the façade with an open portico . Nave : the longitudinal area of a church lead- ing from the entrance to the altar , usually flanked by rows of columns or piers . The nave is usually flanked by aisles that run par- allel to ...
... exterior of the façade with an open portico . Nave : the longitudinal area of a church lead- ing from the entrance to the altar , usually flanked by rows of columns or piers . The nave is usually flanked by aisles that run par- allel to ...
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