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Background music: I. Albéniz - Cádiz (Saeta) THE CLASSICAL ARCHIVES |
Igreja Sao Francisco,Salvador, Brazil @www.corbis.com/Jeremy Horner |
the word, the history |
Niche at Baqi-Beg Tarkhan Mausoleum, Thatta @www.corbis.com/Diego Lezama Orezzoli |
Azulejo from Casa Anadia, Portugal @www.corbis.com/Francesco Venturi |
Azulejo in arch at Quinta Anadia, Portugal @www.corbis.com/Francesco Venturi |
History of Spanish Tiles (English) |
Historia del Azulejo Español (Spanish, French, German) |
AZULEJO - THE TILE |
THE ART of AZULEJO in PORTUGAL (from XV c. to XX c.) |
Alicantados y azulejos andaluces(Spanish) |
AZULEJOS DE SEVILLA (Spanish) |
AZULEJO (English and Portuguese) |
Azulejo tile murals , Igreja Sao Francisco @www.corbis.com/Jan Buckofsky-Houser |
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Old Spanish tile and painting, @www.corbis.com/Catherine Karnow |
Webpage content and design by Elena Malec. California 2001. Updated March 2002. |
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the world of azulejo |
AZULEJO the word and the world |
Originally the delight of Moorish kings in Al-Andalus alcazares, patios and gardens, azulejos became almost a universal art and industry from Far East to South America, from southern Spain to Italy and Holland, and beyond. |