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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Page 88
... reworking of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral reveals how quickly changes in architectural language arrived in England . William of Sens reworked the theme of the mur épais in an original way , enlarging the traits of linearism through ...
... reworking of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral reveals how quickly changes in architectural language arrived in England . William of Sens reworked the theme of the mur épais in an original way , enlarging the traits of linearism through ...
Page 148
... reworking of the city promoted by Pope Paul III ( reigned 1534-49 ) in his desire to reaffirm Rome as the political and moral capital of Christianity . Michelangelo was responsible for some of the most symbolic works in the city ...
... reworking of the city promoted by Pope Paul III ( reigned 1534-49 ) in his desire to reaffirm Rome as the political and moral capital of Christianity . Michelangelo was responsible for some of the most symbolic works in the city ...
Page 196
... reworking that was entrusted to Mansart , who enlarged the entire complex by connecting the large entry courtyard and the two wings ending to the north and south of the central body . Mansart also closed off the garden façade with the ...
... reworking that was entrusted to Mansart , who enlarged the entire complex by connecting the large entry courtyard and the two wings ending to the north and south of the central body . Mansart also closed off the garden façade with the ...
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