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Casa de Fresco at the Quinta da Bacalhoa, near Setúbal: detail of the Hispano-Arab azulejo

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Description: Casa de Fresco at the Quinta da Bacalhoa, near Setúbal: detail of the...
TitleCasa de Fresco at the Quinta da Bacalhoa, near Setúbal: detail of the Hispano-Arab azulejo
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1530–1570
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsUnknown
DimensionsUnknown
LocationQuinta da Bacalhoa, near Setúbal, Portugal
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsCeramic tilesGardens--PortugalDecoration and ornament--Plant forms
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The Tiled Gardens of Southern Portugal
Anne de Stoop
Description: The Architecture of Western Gardens: A Design History from the Renaissance to the...
The Architecture of Western Gardens: A Design History from the Renaissance to the Present Day
The northern gardens of Portugal, with their giant camellias naturalized at the time of the great discoveries, or their granite statues, are highly unusual, but less intriguing than the gardens of the south which, with their azulejos (ceramic tiles) are unique in Europe. Portugal is a subtle mixture of east and west, where European influences are always tempered by a fascination for Asia...
Author
Anne de Stoop
PublisherMIT Press
Copyright© 1991 Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Thames and Hudson Ltd, London
Related print edition pages: pp.330-332
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00122.046
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-17785&redirecttoanchor=30063
Chapter subject tags:Gardens--PortugalCeramic tilesDecoration and ornament--Themes, motivesCity planningGardens--Designs and plans

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