See Also: romanesque(medicine)
Romanesque(dictionary)
Romanesque art(encyclopedia)
Romanesque(dictionary)
Romanesque architecture(encyclopedia)
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boi(tourism)
Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles(tourism)

Romanesque (iou)



Romanesque adjective & noun. E18.
[French, from roman ROMANCE noun & adjective: see -ESQUE.]
A. adjective.
= ROMANCE adjective 1. E18.
Romantic. L18-M19.
Designating or belonging to a style of architecture prevalent in Europe from the 10th to the 12th cent., characterized by massive vaulting and round arches. Cf. NORMAN adjective 2. E19.
b. noun. The Romanesque style of architecture. M19.