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... style project . The rotunda , or library , of the university was derived from the Pantheon in Rome . Through the excellent example of his buildings , Jefferson established a direction for the Federal style and , by his official position ...
... style project . The rotunda , or library , of the university was derived from the Pantheon in Rome . Through the excellent example of his buildings , Jefferson established a direction for the Federal style and , by his official position ...
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... style - that emphasized decoration over structure . The most conspicuous feature of the Flamboyant Gothic style is the dominance in stone window tracery ( lacy openwork ) of an S - shaped curve , the ogee curve , which generates the ...
... style - that emphasized decoration over structure . The most conspicuous feature of the Flamboyant Gothic style is the dominance in stone window tracery ( lacy openwork ) of an S - shaped curve , the ogee curve , which generates the ...
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... style , style of ancient Greek art , primarily of vase painting , that began about 900 BC and represents the last purely Myce- Geometric style dipylon vase with funeral scenes from Attica , Greece , 8th century BC ; in the Metropolitan ...
... style , style of ancient Greek art , primarily of vase painting , that began about 900 BC and represents the last purely Myce- Geometric style dipylon vase with funeral scenes from Attica , Greece , 8th century BC ; in the Metropolitan ...
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