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Decorative 18th Century Blue-and-White Portuguese Tile Panels: A Type-Case of Environmental Degradation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Materials, 2013
Decorated glazed ceramic tiles are used as an ornamental art, constituting an important cultural heritage whose preservation is mandatory. Environmental conditions are responsible for the degradation of exposed ancient tile panels originating various pathologies, related to the development of microorganisms.
Teresa P. Silva   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
wiley   +1 more source

GLAZE EFFECTS—Analytical Approaches for Documentation and Conservation Assessment of a Contemporary Tile Panel

open access: yesHeritage
Portuguese ceramic tile (azulejo) production has evolved significantly since its beginnings in the 16th century. While historic tiles reflect well-established traditional techniques and styles, modern and contemporary works began to explore new aesthetic
Rafaela Schenkel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The mineralogy and chemistry of the German and Portuguese tiles used to face a historic building in the Amazon region and their natural susceptibility to tropical weathering Mineralogia e química de azulejos Alemães e Portugueses de prédios históricos na região Amazônica e sua susceptibilidade natural à degradação tropical (intemperismo)

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 2013
During the 19th century, the most prominent buildings of the city of Belém were faced entirely with tiles manufactured in Portugal and Germany, which now exhibit distinct degrees of degradation.
Marcondes L. da Costa   +2 more
doaj  

When invasions go unnoticed: Public perception of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii in Europe

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1957-1973, June 2026.
Abstract Biological invasions are a major driver of biodiversity loss, yet inconspicuous or “cryptic” species often escape detection and public awareness, limiting management responses. We investigated the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely native to China and now present on six continents, through a 22‐month multilingual online survey
Guillaume Marchessaux   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greek Commodities in Phoenicia: An Interdisciplinary Study of Imported Amphorae From Tell el‐Burak (Lebanon)

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 395-408, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transport amphorae of Greek/Aegean types from the 7th–4th c. BCE imported to the Phoenician coastal settlement of Tell el‐Burak, Lebanon. We present a selection of 58 pieces analyzed by typological, chemical (NAA), and petrographic approaches.
Maximilian Rönnberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hot restoration technologies for external coating tiles: Nossa Senhora da Soledade Cemetery (Belém, Brazil)

open access: yes, 2017
In Belém, Brazil, during the 19th century, Portuguese tiles were used for the external facing of sepultures at the Soledade Cemetery. These pieces are fragile because of exposure to the tropical climate and of their location close to the ground.
Barbara Sobrinho Dias (6131954)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Portuguese tilework and American diplomacy: Cultural preservation, international politics, and the new Cold War rhetoric

open access: yes, 2022
Through a design historical approach at a micro level, this thesis traced the global circulation of a collection of eighteenth-century Portuguese tilework and its re-contextualization in a new diplomatic terrain; the American embassy grounds in Lisbon ...
Elsherif, Ahmed
core   +1 more source

Building the Capacity of Adolescents as Researchers: The Co‐Creation of the Health Hive Online Course

open access: yesHealth Expectations, Volume 29, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescent engagement is critical to ensuring research meets adolescent health and well‐being needs; however, it is not common practice. To maintain research quality, meaningful adolescent engagement requires tailored support and training, yet limited resources exist globally. This study aimed to describe the co‐creation process and
Allyson R. Todd   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Iberian Heritage: Hispano-Moresque architectural tiles in Portuguese and Spanish collections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This is the first archaeometric study comparing Hispano-Moresque tiles from different Portuguese and Spanish collections, no other published one being known at the time of writing. Despite the increasing interest in the Iberian ceramic cultural heritage,
Coentro, Susana Xavier
core  

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