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... Romanesque , Baroque , and Gothic ) ; and it possesses many works of art , including two large religious paintings by Goya . On Thursdays at noon the doorway opening onto the Plaza de la Constitución is the site of the Tribunal de las ...
... Romanesque , Baroque , and Gothic ) ; and it possesses many works of art , including two large religious paintings by Goya . On Thursdays at noon the doorway opening onto the Plaza de la Constitución is the site of the Tribunal de las ...
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... Romanesque architectural developments 19 : 356h ; illus . 357 vaulting , gymnastic exercise in which the ath- letes leap over a cylindrical form similar to the side horse ( q.v. ) except that the pommels are removed . In men's vaulting ...
... Romanesque architectural developments 19 : 356h ; illus . 357 vaulting , gymnastic exercise in which the ath- letes leap over a cylindrical form similar to the side horse ( q.v. ) except that the pommels are removed . In men's vaulting ...
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... Romanesque period owes some- thing to the influence of this earlier art on the pilgrims . Visigothic script , a medieval style of hand- writing in Spain that developed from Latin cursive after the withdrawal of Roman au- thority ...
... Romanesque period owes some- thing to the influence of this earlier art on the pilgrims . Visigothic script , a medieval style of hand- writing in Spain that developed from Latin cursive after the withdrawal of Roman au- thority ...
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