Cistercian Pavements from Santa Maria de Alcobaça Abbey: first examples of tin-glazed tiles in Portugal

The Mosteiro de Alcobaça (Alcobaça Monastery, founded in 1153) was built to the image of Clairvaux Abbey, founded by the Cistercian abbot St. Bernard. In many ways Alcobaça mirrored the original concepts of the Cistercian Order, with an austere architectural style and shedding signs of richness. The...

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Main Author: Carvalho, Fernanda (author)
Other Authors: Trindade, Rui (author), Relvas, Cátia (author), Ferreira, Teresa (author), Alves, Luís C. (author), Silva, Rui M.C. (author), Mirão, José (author), Coentro, Susana (author), Muralha, Vânia S.F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Cistercian Order
Alcobaça
tin-glaze technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/16700
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/16700

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http://hdl.handle.net/10174/16700

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