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DIAS (Pedro). A ARQUITECTURA dos Portugueses em Marrocos, 1415–1769. Lisboa. 2002. - DIAS (Pedro) A ARQUITECTURA dos Portugueses em Marrocos, 1415–1769 . Lisboa: Livraria Minerva Editora, 2002. 220 pp.: il.; 305 mm. A seminal work on Portuguese construction activity in the Maghreb region between the capture of Ceuta (1415) and the abandonment of the last strongholds (1769). It includes a historical introduction on the conquests and losses of the strongholds, the military architecture of each along the Moroccan coast, religious and civil architecture, as well as the exchange of works of art and artisans between Portugal and the Maghreb. Profusely illustrated. The work earned the author the Gulbenkian Prize for Art History in 2002. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate