Manuelineadj.
/ˈmanjʊəlʌɪn/, /manˈwɛlʌɪn/, U.S. /mænˈwɛlən/ Architecture.
Of, relating to, or designating a style of Portuguese architecture developed during the reign of Manuel I, characterized by ornate elaborations of Gothic and Renaissance styles.
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1907 M. A. S. Hume Through Portugal ii. 44 The exterior of the sixteenth-century Lady Chapel is a favourable specimen of the peculiar florid Portuguese renaissance style called Manueline.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 144/2 In architecture the name of King Emanuel was given to a new and composite style (the Manoeline or Manoellian), in which decorative forms..were harmonized with Gothic and Renaissance designs.
1937 Archit. Rev. 82 129/2 The Manoeline style of architecture is as distinct from what is termed Italian ‘Renaissance’ as Romanesque is from Gothic... In this respect by ‘Manoeline’ is meant Portuguese Renaissance.
1942 Mod. Lang. Notes 57 672 The Hieronymite convent at Belem...was in the Manueline style, a combination of Gothic and Renaissance.
1960 J. Lees-Milne Baroque in Spain & Portugal ii. i. 144 The Manoeline style—if style it may be called—has a very positive bearing upon the last phase of Portuguese Baroque.
1968 Encycl. Brit. III. 271/2 The Capellas Imperfeitas (‘unfinished chapels’) are one of the most marvellous examples of Manuelline architecture.
1977 New Yorker 4 July 66/2 The plasterwork inside the hall itself blossoms with Manueline exuberance.
1994 D. Porter Frommer's Comprehensive Trav. Guide Portugal '94–'95 x. 189 The capelas..are part of one of the finest examples of the Manueline style.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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