Romanesque
noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
pertaining to or designating the styles of sculpture, painting, or ornamentation of the corresponding period.
(lowercase) of or relating to fanciful or extravagant literature, as romance or fable; fanciful.
the Romanesque style of art or architecture.
Origin of Romanesque
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How to use Romanesque in a sentence
The Victorian-Romanesque hotel, Mansion on Forsyth Park, equipped with modern luxuries, offers the best of both worlds.
The Romanesque-styled Neuschwanstein sits propped on the Bavarian countryside in a stately pose.
Where the Nazis Hid Their Art: The Castle Behind ‘Monuments Men’ | Nina Strochlic | February 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a building of the 12th century in the Romanesque style of Limousin, with three narrow naves of almost equal height.
A very modest Romanesque church laboriously hoists skyward a heavy stone belfry amid a clump of elm and nut trees.
The Surprises of Life | Georges ClemenceauIn its illustrations may be recognised a series of good specimens of Romanesque forms.
The History, Theory, and Practice of Illuminating | M. Digby Wyatt
Rome had succeeded to Greece as being the centre of Christian art, which assumed the phase commonly called the Romanesque.
Needlework As Art | Marian AlfordA new style of architecture now arose, two forms of which, the Lombard and the Norman Romanesque, form important phases of art.
British Dictionary definitions for Romanesque
/ (ˌrəʊməˈnɛsk) /
denoting, relating to, or having the style of architecture used in W and S Europe from the 9th to the 12th century, characterized by the rounded arch, the groin vault, massive-masonry wall construction, and a restrained use of mouldings: See also Norman (def. 6)
denoting or relating to a corresponding style in painting, sculpture, etc
Origin of Romanesque
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Romanesque
[ (roh-muh-nesk) ]
A style of architecture and art common in Europe between the ninth and twelfth centuries. It combined elements of the architecture typical of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The arches on Romanesque buildings are usually semicircular rather than pointed as in Gothic architecture.
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