The Works of the Jeronymos

Cordeiro, Luciano, 1844-1900Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.8

Word count: 58K words
Chapters: 6

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.As obras dos Jeronymos by Luciano CordeiroAuthor: Cordeiro, Luciano, 1844-1900,Language: Portuguese, Class: NA: Fine Arts: Architecture, Release Date: Aug 1, 2009

Editor's review

This is an art-historical and architectural study written in Portuguese, focusing on works associated with the Jerónimos Monastery. The author, Luciano Cordeiro, was a nineteenth-century Portuguese writer, and the book reflects his examination of his country's cultural heritage. As a free Project Gutenberg e-book, its value lies in giving readers low-cost access to an early nineteenth-century Portuguese scholarly perspective on Manueline architecture and monastic art. Its argumentation, terminology, and selection of sources all bear clear marks of their period, making it suitable as supplementary material for architectural history, art history, and Portuguese cultural studies, but not as a current general guidebook. Readers are advised to consult it alongside visual materials and later scholarship, which reveals both the concerns of earlier research and the shifts in academic discourse. For readers able to read Portuguese and interested in Iberian cultural heritage, this is a primary text worth examining.

Who it's for

A good fit for

University students and scholars who read Portuguese and study Iberian architectural history
Readers interested in the Jerónimos Monastery and Manueline art
Writers of papers needing nineteenth-century Portuguese art-historical primary sources
E-book readers who want low-cost access to public-domain scholarly texts

Not a good fit for

General readers unfamiliar with Portuguese who need Chinese or English guidance
Architecture professionals expecting contemporary restoration techniques and high-resolution plates
Tourists who want only a quick overview of a famous site

Reading tips

Consult basic background on the Jerónimos Monastery before entering the text to reduce terminology barriers
Look up architectural images and floor plans while reading to match descriptions with the physical building
Take notes on key arguments and mark which views are nineteenth-century and which remain useful
Read alongside later Portuguese art-historical works to observe continuities and changes in scholarly perspective

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese? What language skills are needed?

The main text is in Portuguese, with no information on a Chinese translation. Readers need Portuguese reading ability or translation tools to assist comprehension. Those who only want an overview of the monastery should start with introductory materials in Chinese or English.

Is this book suitable as a tourist guide?

Not really. It is a nineteenth-century scholarly discussion of art and architecture, not a modern guidebook, and lacks practical visitor information and contemporary plates. It can provide historical background before a trip, but on-site visits should still be paired with a modern guide.

What are the features of the Project Gutenberg edition?

It is a free public-domain e-book, convenient for searching and citation, but it usually lacks high-resolution illustrations of modern editions. When reading architectural content, readers are advised to supplement the text with visual materials to offset the limitations of plain text.

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About the author

Cordeiro, Luciano, 1844-1900 Author

Luciano Cordeiro (1844–1900) was a Portuguese writer whose biography and nationality are only sparsely documented in publicly available sources and remain to be further verified. Three of his works are held in this collection: As obras dos Jeronymos, O thesouro do rei Fernando, and Inscripções portuguezas. Their subjects concern Portuguese historical monuments, royal treasures, and epigraphic documents, showing a sustained interest in the country's historical remains and the organization of source materials. These works are largely grounded in documentary research and reflect the nineteenth-century Portuguese scholarly tendency to value primary sources and national historical memory. Stylistically they adhere to the formal written Portuguese of the period, prioritizing factual exposition over elaborate narrative. Given the limited information available, his specific career and academic standing cannot be described in detail; nevertheless, the surviving titles and themes indicate that Cordeiro's writing served mainly to record and disseminate historical knowledge and retains some reference value for the study of Portuguese monuments and inscriptions.