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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... layout that was adopted in Swabian architecture around 1150 , which prefers harmonious forms and classical - type proportions ( the chapel of Schwarzrheindorf and the chapel of All Saints at Regensburg ) , and the square layout with ...
... layout that was adopted in Swabian architecture around 1150 , which prefers harmonious forms and classical - type proportions ( the chapel of Schwarzrheindorf and the chapel of All Saints at Regensburg ) , and the square layout with ...
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... layout . S Maria della Consolazione , Todi , begun 1504 Harmonious and coherent monumentality , clarity of volumetric layout , and the perfect angle of the dome : hidden behind the four- coned design of S Maria della Consolazione is a ...
... layout . S Maria della Consolazione , Todi , begun 1504 Harmonious and coherent monumentality , clarity of volumetric layout , and the perfect angle of the dome : hidden behind the four- coned design of S Maria della Consolazione is a ...
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... layout and a basilican layout and the attempt to achieve a synthesis of the two . Early in the 16th century , when Pope Julius II decided to rebuild the basilica , the central plan devised by Bramante was the prevailing model , and his ...
... layout and a basilican layout and the attempt to achieve a synthesis of the two . Early in the 16th century , when Pope Julius II decided to rebuild the basilica , the central plan devised by Bramante was the prevailing model , and his ...
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