Architecture, Ecclesiastical

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• Ecclesiastical Architecture — • All ecclesiastical architecture may be said to have been evolved from two distinct germ cells, the oblong and the circular chamber Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Architecture     Ecclesiastic …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ecclesiastical Art — • Article explores the origin, history, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Art     Ecclesiastical Art      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Architecture — For other uses, see Architecture (disambiguation). Brunelleschi, in the building of the dome of Florence Cathedral, not only transformed the cathedral and the city of Florence, but also the role and status of the architect …   Wikipedia

• ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTS — Archaeology has provided information about Israelite architectural practices from the 10th to 6th centuries B.C.E., and to Jewish styles of building and decoration from the late Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.E.) and later. In Antiquity The… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• architecture, Francoist —    Although in theory the term Francoist architecture ought to apply to the architecture promoted by General Franco s regime during his personal rule from 1939 to 1975, it is not altogether meaningful to speak of a true Francoist architecture… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

• Ecclesiastical law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Architecture of Normandy — See also the Romanesque architecture erected by the Normans at Norman architecture. The architecture of Normandy spans a thousand years.In Haute Normandie, the late medieval vernacular domestic architecture is typically half timbered: some fine… …   Wikipedia

• ecclesiastical — adjective /əˌkliziˈæstəkəl,əˈkliːz.iˌæstɪk.əl/ Of or pertaining to the church; as, ecclesiastical architecture. Syn: ecclesiastic See Also: antiecclesiastical, nonecclesiastical …   Wiktionary

• Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

• Gothic architecture — See also: Gothic art The western façade of Reims Cathedral, France …   Wikipedia