Saxon architecture

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• Saxon architecture — noun A style of building in England before the Norman Conquest, marked by the peculiar ‘long and short’ work of the quoins, projecting fillets running up the face of the walls and interlacing like woodwork, and baluster like shafts between the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Anglo-Saxon architecture — was a period in the history of architecture in England, and parts of Wales, from the mid 5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066.Anglo Saxon buildings in Britain were generally simple, constructed mainly using timber with thatch for roofing …   Wikipedia

• Architecture of the United Kingdom — The architecture of the United Kingdom has a long and diverse history from beyond Stonehenge to the designs of Norman Foster and the present day. Below are listed some architects and examples of their work typical of the era in which they were… …   Wikipedia

• Saxon — n. & adj. n. 1 hist. a a member of the Germanic people that conquered parts of England in 5th 6th c. b (usu. Old Saxon) the language of the Saxons. 2 = ANGLO SAXON. 3 a native of modern Saxony in Germany. 4 the Germanic (as opposed to Latin or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Saxon Garden — Fountain in the Saxon Garden. Type Municipal Location Warsaw A …   Wikipedia

• Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England — The medieval cathedrals of England, dating from between approximately 1040 and 1540, are a group of twenty five buildings which together constitute a major aspect of the country’s artistic heritage and are among the most significant material… …   Wikipedia

• Architecture of Aylesbury — The architecture of Aylesbury, the county town of Buckinghamshire, reflects the ordinary architecture which can be found in many small towns in England where the buildings of the town were designed by local architects. This is characteristic of… …   Wikipedia

• Architecture pre-romane — Art préroman L art préroman est une période d approximativement 400 ans dans l art de l Europe occidentale qui va de l epoque des Mérovingiens VIe siècle suivi par la Renaissance carolingienne au VIIIe siècle et IXe siècle jusqu au …   Wikipédia en Français

• Architecture pré-romane — Art préroman L art préroman est une période d approximativement 400 ans dans l art de l Europe occidentale qui va de l epoque des Mérovingiens VIe siècle suivi par la Renaissance carolingienne au VIIIe siècle et IXe siècle jusqu au …   Wikipédia en Français

• Architecture préromane — Art préroman L art préroman est une période d approximativement 400 ans dans l art de l Europe occidentale qui va de l epoque des Mérovingiens VIe siècle suivi par la Renaissance carolingienne au VIIIe siècle et IXe siècle jusqu au …   Wikipédia en Français

• architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …   Universalium