Talk:Azulejo

From where comes the word

The word "azulejo" comes from "azul". "Azul" means "blue" in spanish. I don't know how is called "blue" in portuguese. How about to mention that in the article ? Belem tower 20:59, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

The Spanish version of Wikipedia offers this origin...."El término azulejo, del árabe الزليج az-zulaiŷ (piedra pulida)"... Loosly translated this suggests that Azulejo comes from the Arabic word az-zulaiŷ meaning polished stone (also possibly translated as "little brick" but we need an expert Arabic speaker to comment on that).

I would suggest that this English entry for azulejo should be re-balanced to include Spanish Azulejos, in particular to the proliferation of these decorative tiles following the Moorish occupation. This article only talks about Portugal at the moment. Perhaps it is less significant that the word for blue is azul in Spanish; as far as the tiles are concerned it could be more of a chicken/egg thing. Ant501UK (talk) 12:24, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Questionable edit

The following edit by IP 66.36.135.192 has been temporarily removed because lack of citation.

"EDIT: etymology of word is incorrect. It is not a word of arab decent. Azulejo is broken up as Azul and Ejo. Azul is the portuguese word for blue (the color originally used in tile making until that point). Additonally, there are azulejos that date back much further than the 15th century. For example tiles found in new foundland canada left by portuguese fisherman in the early 12-13th century used to adorn a religous shrine. "

One or more verifiable citations would be welcome. JoJan (talk) 05:42, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Why such an emphasis on Portugal?

Why such an emphasis on Portugal? I don't particularly think of these as more Portuguese than Spanish (especially Andaluz). Am I mistaken? - Jmabel | Talk 05:15, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Given no response after a few days, I am adding {{unbalanced}}: there is not enough information on azulejos outside of Portugal. - Jmabel | Talk 19:41, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

I wrote this article a few years ago after a guided cultural tour through Portugal. All my information (and all my photos) related to Portugal. Only after I had written this article, I learned that azulejos were also important in Southern Spain. But in my country, it is almost impossible to find books describing the azulejos (different styles, history) in Spain. Perhaps if you can translate the azulejo article in the Spanish wikipedia and add this to this article, that could be a solution. JoJan (talk) 19:56, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

• I'm removing the unbalanced. this type of tile is Portuguese being built upon previous civilizations art.--Pedro (talk) 15:45, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
  • Removing the template does nothing to redress the imbalance. Azulejos are as common in Extremadura and Andalucía as in Portugal, and nearly as common elsewhere in Spain. - Jmabel | Talk 05:52, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

The art of azulejo was born in Southern Spain, and thereafter was introduced into Portugal. It is not born in Portugal, but in Seville. It well is explained for instance in the French and Polish versions of Wikipedia. Hope you speak good Polish  :-) 06:38, 14 December 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frédéric Raspail (talk • contribs)

Link Jan van Oort refers to wrong page

The link for the Dutch painter Jan van Oort who lived in the 17th century refers to a page about a Jan van Oort who lived in the 20th century. Miss Lizzy (talk) 20:44, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

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