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
edit- Alexandre Herculano
- Romanticism in Portugal
References
edit- ^ A Abóbada: o olhar idealizador e passional sobre o tema histórico (in Portuguese)
Bibliography
edit- Dicionário Universal Ilustrado, Ed. João Romano Torres & Cª.1911.
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