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‘The Roman heritage is particularly apparent in conservative southern regions, where Roman massiveness and horizontality* persist and are perceptible to some degree even in the Gothic** architecture of the area.’

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*C→\S~↓

NB-- contrasted with Gothic verticality???

G~

↑

J~\←

cf [[Redbook8:310][19910306:0930o]{Romanesque Art [continued (11)}[6th March 1991],] 310 (top)

**[See eg [Redbook8:314][19910307:1718]{Gothic Art}[7th March 1991]]

*** – ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 13:985]

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