The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro Valley
In this paper, we present the polychromatic roman mosaics with a geometric organization and a vegetalist decoration discovered during the archaeological excavation that took place in 2001 in Santa Maria do Freixo church (Northern Portugal). After describing the ruins and the mosaics, a brief context...
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| description | In this paper, we present the polychromatic roman mosaics with a geometric organization and a vegetalist decoration discovered during the archaeological excavation that took place in 2001 in Santa Maria do Freixo church (Northern Portugal). After describing the ruins and the mosaics, a brief contextualization (including the formal analysis of the building and of the mosaics and its local and regional geographic context) is given in order to try to understand its social and cultural meanings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ac6dab585f048ef949623e171d362de2023-02-15T16:10:51ZdeuBursa Uludağ University Mosaic Research CentreJournal of Mosaic Research1309-047X2619-91652017-11-011022324210.26658/jmr.357088The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro ValleyAntónio Manuel de Carvalho LIMA0Archéologue, Estação Arqueológica do Freixo/Direção Regional de Cultura do NorteIn this paper, we present the polychromatic roman mosaics with a geometric organization and a vegetalist decoration discovered during the archaeological excavation that took place in 2001 in Santa Maria do Freixo church (Northern Portugal). After describing the ruins and the mosaics, a brief contextualization (including the formal analysis of the building and of the mosaics and its local and regional geographic context) is given in order to try to understand its social and cultural meanings.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/369466polychromaticgeometricvegetalistdouro valleylate antiquity |
| spellingShingle | António Manuel de Carvalho LIMA The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro Valley Journal of Mosaic Research polychromatic geometric vegetalist douro valley late antiquity |
| title | The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro Valley |
| title_full | The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro Valley |
| title_fullStr | The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro Valley |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro Valley |
| title_short | The Mosaics of the Church of Santa Maria Do Freixo (Marco de Canaveses, Portugal): Reflections on Its Meaning in the Context of the Late Musivaria of the Douro Valley |
| title_sort | mosaics of the church of santa maria do freixo marco de canaveses portugal reflections on its meaning in the context of the late musivaria of the douro valley |
| topic | polychromatic geometric vegetalist douro valley late antiquity |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/369466 |
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