{Renaissance Architecture}[1st May 1991]

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(Renaissance Architecture)

‘The Renaissance style in architecture originated in Florence, Italy, in the early 15^th century [ce] and thence spread throughout most of the Italian peninsula; by the end of the 16^th century [ce] the new style pervaded almost all of Europe, gradually replacing the Gothic style of the late Middle Ages. The concept of the Renaissance, whose goal was the rebirth or re-creation of ancient Classical culture, dates from the period itself. This meant a revival of naturalism, seen in Italian 15th-century [ce] painting and sculpture, and of classical forms and ornament in Architecture, such as the column and round arch, the tunnel vault, and the dome.’

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*It’s actually rather painful to write** – the slipped disc, I mean – which will perhaps encourage me to be more selective.

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*** – E[ncyclopaedia] B[ritannica] 13:996

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