Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10Oxford University Press, 1950 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 313
... style . Apart from this monastic work of eastern character , paintings from the 12th century onwards mostly show the breath of a new spirit which culminated in the 13th and 14th centuries in what is generally termed the ' Byzantine ...
... style . Apart from this monastic work of eastern character , paintings from the 12th century onwards mostly show the breath of a new spirit which culminated in the 13th and 14th centuries in what is generally termed the ' Byzantine ...
Page 320
... style , a restrained use of colours , yellow , red , green and white , and a monu- mental sense which suggests an unbroken tradition from Roman times or at least a rapid re - assimilation of Roman models under the inspiration of the ...
... style , a restrained use of colours , yellow , red , green and white , and a monu- mental sense which suggests an unbroken tradition from Roman times or at least a rapid re - assimilation of Roman models under the inspiration of the ...
Page 356
... style develops in two direc- tions : first into an easy , relaxed style with cursive affiliations ( ibid . , fac . 14 ) and secondly into a heavy , severe form with letters scrupulously rounded and carefully balanced in size ( ibid ...
... style develops in two direc- tions : first into an easy , relaxed style with cursive affiliations ( ibid . , fac . 14 ) and secondly into a heavy , severe form with letters scrupulously rounded and carefully balanced in size ( ibid ...
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