Graphic elements and tracery (detail of bell)

Joana Duarte2015

Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto
Porto, Portugal

Most bells had decorative elements such as bands of tracery. In addition, religious figures like God the Father, Jesus Christ, Our Lady, and patron saints were common, as well as pious phrases, passages from Psalms, biblical texts or invocations of Mary.

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Title: Graphic elements and tracery (detail of bell)
Creator: Joana Duarte
Date created: 2015
Location: Mosteiro de Tibães, Braga

Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto

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