17th Century patterned azulejos from the Monastery of Santa Marta, in Lisbon

Abstract

This article is about the Portuguese tilemaking of the former Monastery of Santa Marta de Jesus, currently Hospital of Santa Marta, still in situ. The main goal is the study of the patterned tiles from the 17th century, exploring the documentation as well as the ideas and solutions invented by the tile-layers that applied the tiles on the walls. Also, the authors aim to introduce the new information system for the Portuguese azulejos’ inventory, named Az Infinitum - Azulejo Indexation and Reference System, available online.

Keywords

• Azulejo (Tile)
• Patterned tiles
• Cataloguing
• Inventory
• New technologies