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‘The term Romanesque – coined in 1818 – denotes in art the medieval synthesis of the widespread Roman architectural and artistic heritage and various regional influences, such as Teutonic, Scandinavian, Byzantine, and Muslim. Although derived primarily from the remains of a highly centralised imperial culture,* the Romanesque flowered during a period of fragmented and unstable governments.** It was the medieval monasteries, virtual islands of civilisation scattered about the continent, that provided the impetus – and the patronage – for a major cultural revival.’

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*** – E[ncyclopaedia] B[ritannica] 27:86

[cf [Redbook8:306-308][19910306:0930c]{Romanesque Art}[6th March 1991]]

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