Open AccessLime paintings in Treatises and Construction Technical Manuals in Portugal from 1880 to 1931 – An historical review
Author(s) -
Milene Gil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
conservar património/conservar património
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2182-9942
pISSN - 1646-043X
DOI - 10.14568/cp2020043
Subject(s) - painting , portuguese , visual arts , history , art , art history , linguistics , philosophy
A review of the lime painting technique is made based on five Treatises and Construction Technical Manuals that were published in Portugal between 1880 and 1930 and were or became a reference in technical and professional education. The goal is to document the history of one of the most popular types of painting in Portuguese Building Heritage until about 1960, whose testimonies still remaining in historic centers should be studied for the purposes of registration and rehabilitation works. This survey enabled to ascertain details of the executants, of the materials and the know-how which are still little known today and to highlight the paradigm shift from what was once considered a type of coarse painting that only gave rudimentary and monotonous tones.