Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches.

Romanesque architecture, or Norman architecture as it is generally termed in England because of its association with the Norman invasion, had already established the basic architectural forms and units that were to remain in slow evolution throughout the Medieval period.

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Interesting developments in the artistic use of interlaced knot patterns are found in Byzantine architecture and book illumination, Coptic art, Celtic art, Islamic art, Medieval Russian book illumination, Ethiopian art, and European architecture and book illumination.

Gareth Hoskins was responsible for contemporary and architecture, Softroom, Islamic Middle East and the Members ' Room, McInnes Usher McKnight Architects ( MUMA ) were responsible for the new Cafe and designed the new Medieval and Renaissance galleries which opened in 2009.

The architecture of the old section of town reflects its long history ; walls and foundations from the Roman Empire are still common, together with a wealth of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque structures, often artistically decorated, showing centuries of stability and prosperity.

Some of the architecture styles witnessed include the Carpenter Gothic, the Medieval, the High Victorian Period, the “ Queen Anne Cottage ”, and American Georgian.

* Chernihiv-ancient city of Kyivan Rus ', one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, has lots of Medieval architecture.

Many domes, particularly those from the Renaissance and Baroque periods of architecture, are crowned by a lantern or cupola, a Medieval innovation which not only serves to admit light and vent air, but gives an extra dimension to the decorated interior of the dome.

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The castle's long history is reflected in its varied architecture ; comprising Norman, Medieval and Tudor styles.

Category: Medieval architecture

Medieval architecture is a term used to represent various forms of architecture common in Medieval Europe.

It is used to exhibit art and architecture from Medieval Europe.

The empire endured for more than a millennium, dramatically influencing Medieval architecture throughout Europe and the Near East, and becoming the primary progenitor of the Renaissance and Ottoman architectural traditions that followed its collapse.

* Medieval architecture

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It is common in Medieval architecture and in the Scottish baronial style as well as in the Classical architectural vocabulary, such as the modillions of a Corinthian cornice and in ancient Chinese architecture.

It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great Western work that can be called Classical.

* Modern Greek: Stemming from Medieval Greek, Modern Greek usages can be traced in the Byzantine period, as early as the 11th century.

Archaeologists say the artifact is a 1st century Middle Eastern stone vessel, possibly from Antioch, Syria ( now Turkey ); its history can be traced to the 11th century, and it now rests atop an ornate stem and base, made in the Medieval era of alabaster, gold, and gemstones.

Italian linguist G. Alessio argues that the word can have two origins: the first from the Medieval Greek μακαρώνεια ( makarōneia ) " dirge " ( stated in sec.

The origins of the movement can be found in Medieval astrology and alchemy, such as the writings of Paracelsus, in Renaissance interests in Hermeticism, in 18th century mysticism, such as that of Emanuel Swedenborg, and in beliefs in animal magnetism espoused by Franz Mesmer.

Medieval poetical literature is full of allusions that can be traced to the Physiologus tradition ; the text also exerted great influence on the symbolism of medieval ecclesiastical art: symbols like those of the phoenix rising from its ashes and the pelican feeding her young with her own blood are still well-known.

Depictions of Islamic " Moors " and " Turks " ( imprecisely named Muslim groups of North Africa and West Asia ) can be found in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art.

* In The Sims Medieval, adamantle is one of the metals that can be mined and forged by a Blacksmith.

The basis of the modern game can be traced to Medieval and Renaissance sources.

Visitors can enjoy one of many themed herbal and floral gardens, including the Cook's Garden, Saint's Garden, Shakespeare Garden, Medieval Garden and Bride's Garden.

The remains of a stocks, an ancient, Medieval torture device can be found in the town centre.

In Biblical, Mishnaic, and Medieval Hebrew, like Arabic and other Semitic languages, all nouns can have singular, plural or dual forms, and there is still a debate whether there are vestiges of dual verbal forms and pronouns.

Medieval writers such as al-Ghazali and William of Ockham connected the problem with God's absolute power, asking how we can be certain that the world will continue behaving as expected when God could at any moment miraculously cause the opposite.

According to Medieval Roman Catholicism, sufficiently serious sins not only remove merit, but also extinguish sanctifying grace in the baptized believer's soul, which can be restored by the sacrament of penance.

These were adapted via Old Spanish from the Medieval Latin cremesinus ( also kermesinus or carmesinus ), the dye produced from Kermes scale insects, and can be traced back to Arabic qermez (" red "), also borrowed in Turkish kırmızı and many other languages, e. g. German Karmesin, Italian Cremisi, French cramoisi, etc.

Conversely, it can be seen as a negative force if it reinforces a concept or idea which is untrue or harmful to society, such as the belief that bathing was avoided in Medieval Europe.

A very late example of a torc used as ceremonial item in early Medieval Wales can be found in the writings of Gerald of Wales.

Ultimately, though, it was a slow, complex, and graduated change in the socioeconomic structure in European history that led to the changeover between Classical Antiquity and Medieval society and no specific date can truly exemplify that.

In the games Age of Empires III, Europa Universalis 3 and Medieval 2: Total War, Landsknechts can be hired to fight for one's own use.

The Polish cavalry () can trace its origins back to the days of Medieval mounted knights.

It is an archaic term not used in modern English except for effect or in expressions such as this, which can be traced back to the knight errant of Medieval songs and tales, who regarded the saving of such women as an essential part of his raison d ' être.

The genre has, apart from swordplay, always been characterized by influences that can be traced back to the chivalry tales of Medieval Europe, such as the legends of Robin Hood and the King Arthur.

Although the origins of a movement that was confined largely to the literate culture of intellectual endeavor and patronage can be traced to the earlier part of the 14th century, many aspects of Italian culture and society remained largely Medieval ; the Renaissance did not come into full swing until the end of the century.

In Bisei one can visit the famous astronomical observatory, known as Bisei Tenmondai, as well as Chuusei Yume-ga-Hara, a sort of themepark devoted to showing what a typical Medieval Japanese mountain village looked like.