There were many new ideas and techniques used in the Romanesque style of architecture. The great advancement that the Romanesque period had on architecture was the development of stone vaulted buildings. Stone vaulting was needed to replace the wooden vaulting previously used‚ which were highly flammable. The most frequently used vault was the barrel vault‚ which are a series of round arches that are placed one after the other. Barrel vaults were also used to form what is known as a groin vault
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Romanesque Art Mary Carnahan HU 200 – Humanities January 4‚ 2017 Introduction I have chosen three specific pieces of Romanesque art‚ each from a different country of origin. Identify the following points of interest concerning each piece of art: •How was this piece affected by the economy of the period? •How was this piece affected by the politics of the period? •What were the religious influences or concerns that affected the piece’s construction? •Explain how the features of this
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First major Choreography “Jardi Tancat” which is Catalonian for “enclosed garden” by Nacho Duato performed in 1983 is based on Catalan folk tales. The work explores the hardship and sorrow of the Catalonian people as they struggle working in the barren‚ water stricken Catalonian land. Throughout Jardi Tancat you can see the presentation of contemporary dance‚ with a background of classical techniques; this is evident through the training accompanied. Throughout the performance you can see the influence
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article‚ “Patterns of Development and Nationalism: Basque and Catalan Nationalism before the Spanish Civil War”‚ Juan Diez Medrano analyses the development and rise of nationalism in both the Basque County and Catalonia. Medrano developed two different hypotheses to support his argument. He first argues that‚ “traditionalist and separatist political nationalism was more intense in the Basque County than in Catalonia because Catalan peasantry and pre-industrial elites were better able to adapt to
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Living in Spain Living in Spain. There are many reasons for living in Spain. If you’re thinking of coming here‚ here are a few we can think of. Climate: The Spanish Mediterranean has the best climate in Europe. In coastal provinces like Alicante‚ Castellón‚ Valencia‚ Baleares‚ Almería‚ Murcia... people enjoy the sun‚ the sea and quiet beaches all year round. Many foreign residents actually prefer their Spanish homes in the low season months‚ when tourists disappear‚ and the climate is still warm
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Spain is a multicultural and multilingual country and the language known as “Spanish” in the general meaning is Castilian which is one of several Romance languages. The other languages spoken throughout Spain is Catalan in the North-east‚ Galician in the North-west‚ Basque‚ which is a non-Romace language spoken around te western French-Spainish border and historical languages of Aragon‚ Leon and Asturias. In the history‚ all these languages were spoken alongside the Arabic‚ Hebrew and Latin and in
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resulting in the first truly Gothic building. Two architects who worked under Abbot Suger’s direction remain uncredited‚ identified only by their unique stylistic contributions. Suger’s masons drew on the new elements which had or been introduced to Romanesque architecture: the pointed arch‚ the ribbed vault‚ the ambulatory with radiating chapels‚ the clustered columns supporting ribs springing in different directions‚ and the flying buttresses which enabled the insertion of large clerestory windows.
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History of Castles During the Norman era‚ the wooden motte and bailey castle was the main type of fortress that was built. This was because castles were made for protection not sustainability once a place had been defended or raided they would move on and build up another fort. These were made like flat pack buildings everything needed was carried to the required destination before it was erected into the fortress that protected the army. Once the Normans conquered England‚ William the conqueror
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Marshall Field’s Wholesale Store is another building that was created by Henry Hobson Richardson. Located in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ it was a massive seven-stories high. The Marshall Field’s Wholesale Store showcased the Richardsonian Romanesque style with a stonework interior. Both sandstone and Missouri red granite were used to create this masterpiece. The first floor window-sills were nearly eighteen feet long. The second through the fourth floors were joined together by an arcade. Windows were recessed
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applied after the time by Italian writers in the Renaissance who‚ compared this architecture to that of the "barbaric tribes" that destroyed the Roman Empire and its culture in 5th Century BCE. They were appalled at the abandonment of classical Romanesque lines and proportion which they felt was true beauty. 2. Timeline (Alissa) - By the 12th and 13th centuries there was a massive shift in population in Europe. - People moved from the outskirts and countryside to towns‚ which
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