The Vaulted Ceiling

The Vaulted Celing (Portuguese: A Abóbada) is an 1851 historical novel by Alexandre Herculano.[1]

Set in 1401, it deals with the construction of Batalha Monastery by the blind architect Afonso Domingues.

See also

  • Alexandre Herculano
  • Romanticism in Portugal

References

  1. ^ A Abóbada: o olhar idealizador e passional sobre o tema histórico (in Portuguese)

Bibliography

  • Dicionário Universal Ilustrado, Ed. João Romano Torres & Cª.1911.


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