semicircular style
1Norman style — ▪ architecture Romanesque architecture (Romanesque art) that developed in Normandy and England between the 11th and 12th centuries and during the general adoption of Gothic architecture (Gothic art) in both countries. Because only shortly before …
2Norman style — Norman Nor man, prop. a. [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See {Northman}, and cf. {Norse}.] Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest. [1913 Webster] {Norman style} (Arch.), a style of architecture …
3Cistercian style — ▪ architecture architecture of the Cistercian monastic order in the 12th century. The order was an austere community characterized by devotion to humility and to rigid discipline. Unlike most orders of the period, under which the arts… …
4Bowed psaltery — Infobox Instrument name=Bowed psaltery names= classification= *Bowed string instrument range= related= * Crwth * Vielle * ZitherA bowed psaltery is a psaltery that is played with a bow.HistoryViolin ZitherIn 1925 a German patent was issued to the …
5Diocletian window — Semicircular window divided into three lights (compartments) by two vertical mullions, with the central light usually wider than the two side lights. Its name comes from its use in the Baths of Diocletian in Rome (AD 302). It was revived in the… …
6Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
7Gothic Architecture — • History of the style Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gothic Architecture Gothic Architecture † …
8Asturian architecture — Pre Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the rise, extension and disappearance of the kingdom of Asturias. [citebook|title=The Archaeology of Iberia: The Dynamics of Change |author= S. J. Keay …
9interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …
10SYNAGOGUE — This article is arranged according to the following outline. origins and history until the first century first century c.e. middle ages modern period …
