On the Meaning of the Romanesque Apse
Günter Bandmann|C.M. van der Heide
Bandmann discusses the iconography of Romanesque churches, in particular development apse Germany and France. He examines earlier ceremonial or liturgical practices architectural models, which influenced apse—from Roman basilica, early Christian mausoleum to tomb church Jerusalem. It is argued that spatial organization not result an immanent evolution forms but depends on intention expression, must be seen relation changes liturgy adoption new models.
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