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Portugal of the Portuguese

Chapter 3: ILLUSTRATIONS
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The book offers a wide-ranging portrait of Portugal, combining observations of national character, demographics, rural and urban life, religion, and natural beauty with studies of architecture, convents, and regional customs. It surveys literary and theatrical traditions, outlines political developments culminating in the transition from monarchy to republic, and examines contemporary events and Anglo‑Portuguese relations. Chapters mix descriptive travel-writing, historical overview, cultural analysis, and practical glossaries, and the text is illustrated with plates and maps to support discussions of landscapes, monuments, and everyday occupations.

ILLUSTRATIONS

GENERAL VIEW, LISBON Frontispiece
ROMAN TEMPLE, EVORA facing page 2
WOMEN AT WORK 8
A FARMHOUSE, MINHO 30
A FARMER 32
THE VINTAGE, DOURO 38
TERREIRO DO PAÇO, LISBON 42
BOM JESUS DO MONTE, BRAGA 50
A SHEPHERD 60
CONVENTO DE JERONYMOS, BELEM 88
CASTELLO DA PENA, CINTRA 90
CLOISTER OF D. DINIZ, ALCOBAÇA 92
TOMB OF D. INÉS DE CASTRO, ALCOBAÇA 94
GENERAL VIEW, OPORTO 102
THE CONVENT, MAFRA 128
THE CHURCH, BATALHA 130
THE CATHEDRAL, BRAGA 140
GENERAL VIEW, COIMBRA 146
THE WASHING-PLACE, COIMBRA 164
CASTLE OF ALMOUROL 170
GENERAL VIEW, VILLA REAL 174
TOWER OF CASTLE, BEJA 178
RUINED CASTLE, LEIRIA 182
DOORWAY OF THE UNFINISHED CHAPELS, BATALHA 208
INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH, BATALHA 214
CONVENTO DE CHRISTO, THOMAR 216
GENERAL VIEW, FARO 232
A SQUARE, LISBON 236
CEDAR AVENUE, BUSSACO 240
A STUDY IN COSTUMES 248