History of Tiles

Code:

HART038

Acronym:

HA

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in History of Art

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HART	12	Study Plan	2	-	6	-
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The curricular unit aims to make known the specific art of tiles including its origins and evolution, the legacies of the various civilizations, as well as some techniques of manufacture, decoration and glaze, from the beginnings to the late twentieth century. Are also plotted as objectives the development of skills to understand the specificity of tile production in northern and southern Europe, its evolution andits influence on different countries.  Another objective is also to understand  that the close relationship and dependence between architecture and tile, highlighting the unique and creative role that Portugal has taken in the use of tiles, from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century and also their use inBrazil. Should be given to know the main producing centers, their techniques, sources of inspiration and iconographic motifs. It also proposes the learning and mastery of a specific terminology for the analysis and description of the tile, as well as knowledge of a reference bibliography.

Learning outcomes and competences

The skills to be acquired by each student go through the understanding of tile production in its diversified manufacturing techniques, decoration and glaze and the respective terminology. It’s necessary to understand the evolution of the tile, its introduction in the Iberian Peninsula, the diffusion in Europe and know the main producing centers. Each student should also understand the dependency between the tile and the architecture in different civilizations and understand the unique role that the creative and original tile had in Portugal and Brazil, as well as major artists who are associated with high quality productions. It should also acquire skills to distinguish the different types and figurative motifs in order to describe and analyze correctly the tile panels and understand the most important periods of the evolution of the tile in Portugal and know the places where we used large tile panels. It is also important to be able to know the basic and specific bibliography related to the main themes.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The tile: origin and traditions
1.1. The tile in Egypt and Mesopotamia
1.2. The Byzantine and the Arab World tiles
1.3. Ceramic tiles and medieval covering

2. Manufacturing and paint techniques
2.1. Materials, shapes, paint and glaze of tiles
2.2. Typologies and ornamental motifs
2.3. From SpanishArabictechniques  to majolica
2.4. Literary and iconographic sources as inspiration motifs

3. The tile in Europe
3.1. Production centers and diffusion of tile
3.2. The displacement of artists, forms and techniques
3.3. The tile in Northern and Southern Europe

4. Tile and architecture
4.1. Features and multiplicity of uses
4.2. Applications in civil space
4.3. Applications in religious space

5. The tile in Portugal and in Brazil
5.1. The sixteenth century: from the imports to domestic production
5.2. The seventeenth century: creativity and originality of Portuguese tile
5.3. The eighteenth century: the various cycles and iconographic programs
5.4. The tile in the nineteenth and twentieth
5.5. The tile in Brazil

Mandatory literature

AA. VV.; O Azulejo em Portugal no século XX, Lisboa: Comisão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, 2000
ALCÂNTARA, Dora Monteiro e Silva ; O Azulejo, factor de integração cultural de continentes, Lisboa: Comissão Nacional para a Comemoração dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, 2000. ISBN: 972-787-007-4
BALANDA, Elisabeth de; ECHEVERRIA, Armando Uribe ; Les Métamorphoses de l'azur : L'Art de l'azulejo dans le monde latin, Lavaur , 2002
CALADO, Rafael Salinas; Azulejo: 5 séculos de azulejo em Portugal, Lisboa: Correios e Telecomunicações de Portugal, 1986
FANNING, Janis; JONES, Mike ; A Arte e o ofício do azulejo, Lisboa: Ed. Estampa, 2001
JOÃO, Castel-Branco Pereira ; Azulejos, Lisboa: Europalia Portugal, 1991
MARTINS, Fausto Sanches ; Azulejaria Portuense, Inapa, 2001
MECO, José ; O Azulejo em Portugal, Lisboa: Publicações Alfa, 1993
MONTEIRO, João Pedro ; A azulejaria portuguesa nos séculos XVII e XVIII, Lisboa: Comissão Nacional para a Comemoração dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, 2000. ISBN: 972-787-007-4
PAIS, Alexandre Nobre; MONTEIRO, João Pedro; HENRIQUE, Paulo ; A Arte do Azulejo em Portugal, Lisboa: Instituto Camões, 2002
PINTO, Luís Fernando ; Azulejo e Arquitectura, Edição do Autor, 1999
RILEY, Nöel ; A Arte do Azulejo. A História. As técnicas. Os artistas, Editorial Estampa, 2004
SANTOS, Reinaldo dos ; A azulejo em Portugal, Lisboa: Sul, 1975
SIMÕES, João Miguel dos Santos ; Azulejaria em Portugal – sécs. XV-XVI, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1990
SIMÕES, J. M. Santos; OLIVEIRA, Emílio Guerra de ; Azulejaria em Portugal no século XVII, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1997, 2 vols
SIMÕES. J. M. dos Santos ; – Azulejaria portuguesa no Brasil 1500-1882, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1965

Teaching methods and learning activities

In theory-practical classes, the lecturer will address the topics of the programme contents, outlining the main points of the cases under analysis from a historical and cultural viewpoint. The theoretical explanation will be backed by visual aids, seeking the intervention of students through direct questioning and spontaneous discussions, so that students can better understand the topics under analysis. Part of the theory-practical classes may be used to present individual or group work, for the analysis of texts previously indicated by the lecturer, and subsequent discussions. In tutorials, students will be properly supervised in order to carry out the necessary research to prepare the reports and other assessment components, including the final course exam.

Software

Microsoft Office 2010

keywords

Humanities > History > Art History

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	2,00
Estudo autónomo	52,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	52,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Research work – 30%; Final Exam – 60% (According to the Professor, the research work can be replaced by partial works); attendance and participation in class: 10%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Evaluation Rules.

Classification improvement

According to the Evaluation Rules.