Romanesque Style, Part ll

The Romanesque style is born as Latin begins to break down into the Romance languages; with the disappearance of linguistic unity, a new nexus will be found, thanks to art, which along with the pilgrimmages to Santiagao de Compostela and Rome, will link the European peoples. This new "universal language" will make it possible for the pilgrim or travelor to read, without need of translation, the messages expressed by a new figuration, whether it be presented in a sculptural from on the facades or capitals of the buildings, or pictorially on the walls and vaults.