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 /a 'iLflvoMic mm .COLOGnEi s iV '' KINGDOM '<. or THE v KINGDOM °"« CHflZ/lRii CflLIPHflT[ ■ or TH[ VBM^IDEj 90. ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE EUROPE. IN GENERAL INTRODUCTION.^ I. INFLUENCES. i. Geographical. — The style which grew up on the decay of the Roman empire, and is known as Romanesque, was carried on throughout practically the whole of the Western empire — that is, in those countries which had been directly under the rule of Rome. The position of each country will be slightly touched upon under its own heading. The influence of Byzan- tine art brought through Ravenna and Venice also influenced the Italian Romanesque in Lombardy and Europe generally. 1 Before treating of the development of the style peculiar to each country, a general outline sketch is given.