Ro`man*esque" (?), a. [F.
romanesque; cf. It. romanesco.] 1.
(Arch.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied
sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to
the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the
12th.
2. Of or pertaining to romance or fable;
fanciful.
Romanesque style (Arch.), that which
grew up from the attempts of barbarous people to copy Roman
architecture and apply it to their own purposes. This term is loosely
applied to all the styles of Western Europe, from the fall of the
Western Roman Empire to the appearance of Gothic
architecture.
Ro`man*esque", n. Romanesque
style.
Ro`man*esque" (?), a. [F.
romanesque; cf. It. romanesco.] 1.
(Arch.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied
sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to
the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the
12th.
2. Of or pertaining to romance or fable;
fanciful.
Romanesque style (Arch.), that which
grew up from the attempts of barbarous people to copy Roman
architecture and apply it to their own purposes. This term is loosely
applied to all the styles of Western Europe, from the fall of the
Western Roman Empire to the appearance of Gothic
architecture.
Ro`man*esque", n. Romanesque
style.
