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BASTO (A.de Magalhães). SILVA DE HISTÓRIA E ARTE: Notícias Portucalenses. Porto. 1945. - BASTO (A.de Magalhães) SILVA DE HISTÓRIA E ARTE: Notícias Portucalenses . Mestres de pedraria, carpintaria, escultura e ensamblagem. Pintores. A Sé do Porto e seus anexos. Mosteiros, Igrejas e Capelas. A Torre de Pero Sem. Calmels e o monumento a D. Pedro IV. O Porto como meio musical. Porto: Livraria Progredior, 1945. VIII, 360 pp., 21 est.: il.; 195 mm. A collection of scholarly local studies on the artistic and cultural history of Porto, gathered under the title Silva de História e Arte (Silva of History and Art) , an expression that designates a miscellany of diverse subjects. The volume deals with masters of stonemasonry, carpentry, sculpture and joinery, and painters active in the city, based on archival information about artists and craftsmen who are often forgotten. He also dedicates studies to the Cathedral of Porto and its annexes, to monasteries, churches and chapels, to the Tower of Pero Sem and to the monument to D. Pedro IV, in Calmels, in addition to a study on Porto as a musical center. A useful reference work for the history of art and heritage in Porto. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate