ROMANESQUE
\ɹˌə͡ʊme͡ɪnˈɛsk], \ɹˌəʊmeɪnˈɛsk], \ɹ_ˌəʊ_m_eɪ_n_ˈɛ_s_k]\
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a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
By Princeton University
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a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
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That which pertains to romance: (arch.) the debased style adopted in the later Roman empire: the dialect of Languedoc and other districts of the south of France.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. In painting, representing subjects and scenes appropriate to romance; - somewhat resembling the Roman architecture.
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n. In historical painting, the portrayal of fabulous or fanciful subjects;—a style of drawing and colouring natural objects or scenery in imaginary or fantastic forms and not from the life;- any of the forms of architecture derived from the Roman, as Byzantine, Lombard, Saxon, &c,;—the common dialect of languedoc and some other districts in the south of France.
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