Medievalists.net » Master Mateo http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Master Mateo – Skilled Artist or Medieval Engineer? http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/08/master-mateo-skilled-artist-or-medieval-engineer/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/08/master-mateo-skilled-artist-or-medieval-engineer/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:01:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35493 Master Mateo received his contract as superintendent of the works of Saint James in 1168. He undertook in the following decades several major changes in the cathedrals design, the most spectacular of which was the insertion of the famous Portíco de la Gloria.

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