L'Architecture romane

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corroyer, Edouard, 1837?-1904.

Series:

Bibliothèque de l'enseignement des beaux-arts

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"L'Architecture romane" by Édouard Corroyer is a scholarly publication written in the late 19th century. The book serves as an authoritative study of Romanesque architecture, exploring its historical context, origins, and significance within the broader scope of architectural development in Europe. It is likely to appeal to readers interested in art history, architecture, and the evolution of ecclesiastical structures during the medieval period. The opening of this work features a preface in which Corroyer expresses gratitude to earlier scholars whose research laid the groundwork for his study. He highlights the significance of Romanesque architecture as a reflection of the artistic and cultural transformations of the time. The introduction also discusses the terminology surrounding Romanesque architecture, noting that the term itself is a modern designation. Corroyer emphasizes the need to investigate the architectural foundations that influenced this style, specifically by examining the transitions from Roman to Christian structures, leading into a deeper examination of such monuments in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2021-02-03