European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Us 00 the rounded world of romanesque of Fri or Una drawing top shows Early plan of Mainz Dort later version above is marvellously detailed closer to actual Structure. Charlemagne s Royal Chapel in Aachen is Early romanesque work. A a t i a i a. 1 to j j. _ % us editor s note this is the Sec Ond in a series of articles on churches of Germany by Sam Bauman staff Winter j if this gothic concept of architecture was the crowning glory of the Medie Val builder certainly rom Amii. The precursor of the gothic ushered in that Golden ago of creativity. Like All other systems and Melcs of building the romanesque did to 1 i i Minto being with the stroke of a a i to f builder s pen. It had its roots in the Era of Charlemagne during which the various directions of Art and am c Ture roman germanic celtic by an Tine were fused into a Bright and vim whole. An important feature of carolinian architecture adapted by the romanesque was the Tower As an integral part o Church buildings. Churches h i course boasted towers for centuries of under the impassioned stare of Tuiele the loud windows were Small and admitted Little Light through the deep sup porting Frame. To reduce the heaviness of the building tapestries were Hung and the columns and vaults were painted in Vivi colors Blue for the sky with painted stars was common. Religious artefact were studded with jewels or carved from warm Ivory and effigies were gilded brilliantly. Sculptors also were called in to leaven the mass and their exuberant chisel brought fantastic forms to Light Classi Cal figures were ignored As apes lion Sand tigers mingled with centaurs half men and mythological figures Winch wore a hint of the gargoyles to come in the gothic  result of this tremendous Fer ment of the arts joined in demonstrating the Bond Between Man and god graced the face of Europe with the Mas Sive beginnings of what the modern tourist Calls the Cathedral circuit the romanesque builders Learned by doing slowly they built a Reservoir of knowledge from which their successors the architects of the gothic Era we Reable to draw the romanesque churches and cathedrals at their Best remain to Dav a testament to Man s magnificent ability to glorify his Faith with Las artistic skill. Next sunday the baroque Rococo cutaway shows How romanesque builders used barrel vault. Sunday May 5, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 11