Modern Archaeology
Code
722051224
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
10
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To study the Portuguese Faience - raw materials, production techniques, forms, decorations and production centres. Archaeological contexts with Portuguese Faience in Europe, Africa and America. Economic and socio-cultural contexts.
b) To know about Portuguese Faience found in archaeological sites and his historical contexts.
c) To know about the origins and chrono stylistic evolution of the Portuguese Faience, commercial networks and world distribution.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1.The origins of Portuguese Faience.
2. Main influences in Portuguese Faience decorations.
3. Portuguese Faience of the 16th century - main forms and decorations.
4.Portuguese Faience of the 17th century - main forms and decorations.
5. Portuguese Faience of the 18th century - main forms and decorations.
6.Commercial routs.
7.Portuguese Faience found in archaeological excavations in England and Holland.
8. Portuguese Faience found in Africa.
9.Portuguese Faience found in America.
Bibliography
Bartels, M., 2003, A cerâmica portuguesa nos Países Baixos (1525-1650): uma análise sócio-económica baseada nos achados arqueológicos, Património, 5, pp.70-82.
Calado, R.S., 1993, A porcelana chinesa como fonte de inspiração da decoração da faiança portuguesas do século XVII, Oceanos, 14, pp.76-83.
Casimiro, T., 2011, Portuguese Faience in England and Ireland, Oxford: Archaeopress.
Santos, R. dos, 1956, A Faiança do Século XVI nos Primitivos Portugueses, Panorama, nº 4, pp. 1-8.- Santos, R. dos, 1970, Oito Séculos de Arte Portuguesa, História e Espírito, Empresa Nacional de Publicidade, Lisboa.
Teaching method
Theoretic classes, with audio-visual information. Practical classes, with archaeological material.
Evaluation method
Classification will be obtained with a writing monographic work, about structures and/ or artefacts.