''The Vaulted Celing'' () is an 1851 historical novel by

Alexandre Herculano Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo (; 28 March 181013 September 1877) was a Portuguese novelist and historian. Early life Herculano's family had humble origins. One of his grandfathers was a foreman stonemason in the royal employ. Hercu ...

. ''A Abóbada'': o olhar idealizador e passional sobre o tema histórico
Set in 1401, it deals with the construction of

Batalha Monastery The Monastery of Batalha () is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, historical Beira Litoral province, in the Centro of Portugal. Originally, and officially, known as the ''Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory'' (), it was erec ...

by the blind architect Afonso Domingues.

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* Dicionário Universal Ilustrado, Ed. João Romano Torres & Cª.1911. 1851 novels 19th-century Portuguese novels Historical novels Romantic novels Novels set in the 15th century Novels about architects {{1850s-hist-novel-stub

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