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Norman arch

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Norman arch
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Chiefly Brit a semicircular arch, esp one in the Romanesque style of architecture developed by the Normans in England Also called Roman arch


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If the rule were applied to Glasgow's Burrell collection, there would be nothing left, the ship-owner William Burrell having hopped around auctions like a magpie, picking up a Chinese pot here and a Norman arch there, including many items (it has to be said) from England.
New up-lighting shows the intricately carved Norman arch above the Great West door and a limed oak finish to all the furnishings helps draw people towards the desk.
From the thatched summer house is a view back in time to a 12th century Norman arch and a huge stone vase believed to be 2,000 years old which crowned a column once standing on the banks of the Nile.
 
 
 
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