jan 1, 1062 - Miniato al Monte, Florence 1062-90

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Romanesque architecture:
Europe; from mid-11th century to the advent of Gothic architecture
fusion of Roman, Carolingian and Ottonian, Byzantine, and Germanic traditions
product of the great expansion of monasticism in the 10th–11th century; larger churches were needed
masonry vaulting replaced timber construction (fire resistance)
semicircular arches - windows, doors, and arcades
barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave
massive piers and walls, few windows, side aisles with galleries above
large tower central to the nave and transept; smaller towers at the west end

Miniato al Monte, Florence 1062-90:
(San Miniato)
three-aisled basilican church
Tuscan-Romanesque style
black and white marble panels ornament the interior and the exterior
Visibly painted timber truss roof
fine arches and a mosaic L Cristo tra la Vergine e San Miniato
Works by Michelozzo, Luca della Robbia and Taddeo Gaddi
greater altar rises above the crypt containing the remains of "San Miniato" (the first martyr of Florence)
single apsed basilica
eastern crypt
raised sanctuary
early feature of a choir raised on a platform above the large crypt
centre of the nave - freestanding Cappella del Crocefisso (Chapel of the Crucifix)
colored geometrically patterned marble inlays on the facade
arcades of the facade do not reflect the interior of the church
Different from other Florentine buildings
polychrome marble incrustation applied in a geometric pattern

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