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Bookmark or Share- To Get to Know Portugal, Explore Its Azulejo TileworkTravel | October 25, 2022. To Get to Know Portugal, Explore Its Azulejo Tilework. Since the 13th century, artists have been reinventing the art form that covers churches, palaces and train...
- The Craft of Making Portuguese Azulejo Tiles - The New York TimesApril 1, 2024. There are some crafts that Portugal is especially known for: pavements and plazas patterned with black and white stones, and azulejos, often referred to as tiles, that cover...
- A Brief History Of Portugal's Beautiful Azulejo TilesAzulejos date as far back as the 13th century, when the Moors invaded the land that now belongs to Spain and Portugal, but they secured their foothold in Portuguese culture between the 16th and 17th centuries. The word azulejo stems from Arabic roots, meaning ‘small polished stone’.
- Azulejo | Characteristics, History, & Facts | Britannicaazulejo, (from Arabic al - zulayj, “little stone”), Spanish and later principally Portuguese tiles produced from the 14th century onward. At first the term was used to denote only North African mosaics, but it became the accepted word for an entirely decorated tile about 5 to 6 inches (13 to 15 cm) square.
- Azulejos: The Visual Art of Portugal - World History EncyclopediaAzulejos: The Visual Art of Portugal - World History Encyclopedia. Article. by Kim Martins. published on 07 October 2019. Available in other languages: Portuguese, Spanish. Glazed blue ceramic tiles or azulejos are everywhere in Portugal. They decorate the winding streets of the capital, Lisbon.
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