Azulejos
An integral part of the image of Portuguese cities are best kept in blue and white tiled facades.
An integral part of the image of Portuguese cities are best kept in blue and white tiled facades.
Very often it was a race against time. Many of the postcards were sent on trips, arrived after the senders were already back home.
Summer illustrations are perfect to illustrate the summer summerly. Sounds conclusively, right?
The arabesque ornamentation is derived from Islamic art. Plant tendrils and Arabic characters are gladly intertwined like
It's getting pretty uncomfortable - and a bit spooky. In bookcover friendly portrait format. But don´t worry. Pictures don not bother You. But may be... Who knows, who knows?
You can really go through this lightbox quite relaxed, point by point!
In the primitive times chiseled in stone, the cross is one of the first graphic symbols and it is probably describing the early understanding of our four cardinal directions.