A building expert without building training: The city of Lisbon vedor of works (14th-19th centuries)

Sandra M G  Pinto

doi:https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003173359

A building expert without building training: The city of Lisbon vedor of works (14th-19th centuries)

Sandra M G Pinto

CHAM - Centro de Humanidades

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The role of the building expert has historically been filled by a person with building training, such as a builder (master-mason or carpenter), an architect or an engineer. However, in the historical Portuguese building world, there were some agents acting as building experts who had no formal construction skills or building practice as was the case of the vedor of works in the city of Lisbon. His expertise was the administration of building contracts for the city’s public works. The aim of this study is, therefore, to bring to light the now extinct office of the city of Lisbon vedor of works, focusing both on the duties and on the men.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	History of Construction Cultures
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH), Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021
Editors	João Mascarenhas-Mateus, Ana Paula Pires, Manuel Marques Caiado, Ivo Veiga
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	157-165
Number of pages	9
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-003-17335-9
ISBN (Print)	978-1-032-00202-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003173359
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH), Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021 - Lisboa, Portugal Duration: 12 Jul 2021 → 16 Jul 2021

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Conference	7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH), Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisboa
Period	12/07/21 → 16/07/21

Keywords

Vedor of works
Lisbon-Portugal
14th-19th centuries
Public works
Contract administration

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Pinto, S. M. G. (2022). A building expert without building training: The city of Lisbon vedor of works (14th-19th centuries). In J. Mascarenhas-Mateus, A. P. Pires, M. M. Caiado, & I. Veiga (Eds.), History of Construction Cultures: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH), Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021 (Vol. 1, pp. 157-165). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003173359

Pinto, Sandra M G . / A building expert without building training : The city of Lisbon vedor of works (14th-19th centuries). History of Construction Cultures: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH), Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021. editor / João Mascarenhas-Mateus ; Ana Paula Pires ; Manuel Marques Caiado ; Ivo Veiga. Vol. 1 London : CRC Press, 2022. pp. 157-165

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Pinto, SMG 2022, A building expert without building training: The city of Lisbon vedor of works (14th-19th centuries). in J Mascarenhas-Mateus, AP Pires, MM Caiado & I Veiga (eds), History of Construction Cultures: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH), Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021. vol. 1, CRC Press, London, pp. 157-165, 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH), Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021, Lisboa, Portugal, 12/07/21. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003173359

A building expert without building training: The city of Lisbon vedor of works (14th-19th centuries). / Pinto, Sandra M G .
History of Construction Cultures: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH), Lisbon, Portugal, 12–16 July 2021. ed. / João Mascarenhas-Mateus; Ana Paula Pires; Manuel Marques Caiado; Ivo Veiga. Vol. 1 London: CRC Press, 2022. p. 157-165.

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