
Post nº14 | How to analyse an urban representation from the 16th century?
#semiotics, #signification, #architecture, #urbanism In this post, we will look at an “iluminura (illuminated picture)” dated from the times of King Dom Manuel (1495-1521). The chosen iluminura embodies this epoch and represents a dynamic topology, which deploys diverse temporalities, as I will show later. A panoramic view of the city of Lisbon in the 16th century is illustrated in this “iluminura” and surrounded by an architectural decoration of a late Gothic Manuelino style