Talk:Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto)

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Proposed Edits
Hello all, I plan to expand this article adding sections on the architect, background, baroque revival style, and descriptions of its most prominent architectural features. This church is important to Brazilian history as it is both a well preserved example of the baroque revival style and has connections to wealth gained from gold mining in the eighteenth century. Therefore, this page merits expansion. My preliminary bibliography is posted below.


 * Bury, J. B. “The ‘Borrominesque’ Churches of Colonial Brazil.” The Art Bulletin 37, no. 1 (1955): 27–53.
 * Castriota, Leonardo. "Living in a World Heritage Site: Preservation Policies and Local History in Ouro Preto, Brazil." Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review 10, no. 2 (1999): 7-19.
 * James-Chakraborty, Kathleen. "Spain and Portugal in the Americas." In Architecture since 1400, 141-56. University of Minnesota Press, 2014.
 * Kaup, Monika. "Hemispheric Genealogies of the New World Baroque: Early Modern New World Baroque and Diasporic Baroques in Contemporary U.S. Latino/a Art and Culture." In Neobaroque in the Americas: Alternative Modernities in Literature, Visual Art, and Film, 243-310. University of Virginia Press, 2012.
 * Luiz Gonzaga Teixeira. "Ouro Preto: Brazil's Monument Town." Ambio 12, no. 3/4 (1983): 213-15.
 * Reily, Suzel Ana. "Remembering the Baroque Era: Historical Consciousness, Local Identity and the Holy Week Celebrations in a Former Mining Town in Brazil." Ethnomusicology Forum 15, no. 1 (2006): 39-62.
 * Smith, Robert C. “The Colonial Architecture of Minas Gerais in Brazil.” The Art Bulletin 21, no. 2 (1939): 110–59.

Please feel free to respond with any additions or edits to my proposal. Thank you.A blinka (talk) 01:25, 23 February 2018 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by A blinka (talk • contribs) 15:57, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Edits
Hi All! I added drafts of sections on the architect and historical significance. This edit included ten new wikilinks, five new secondary sources, and an external link to the UNESCO World Heritage Classification. Additions/edits to these sections as well as more on the specific architectural features of the church itself are to come. A blinka (talk) 15:39, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Peer Reviewing Possible Edits
Hello!

Your proposed edits are very valid and could add a lot of depth to the current state of this article. As of writing this, it's very much a stub. The sources you currently have are wonderful, though you could format them in a way that's much easier for other Wikipedians to read, like a bulleted list for the talk page.

Architecture of churches can reveal a lot about their history, and I'm happy you're setting aside time to really explore it. That being said, be sure to add in a section at the beginning that gives a breif overview of the history, a sort of intro to how various cultures and styles contributed to the formation of this structure. Something I've done for my articles is look at the version of the same page in Portuguese. I glanced at the one for this article, and it's incredibly comprehensive. If you need some extra information, you could easily send some passages from the Portuguese version through an online translation service. This wouldn't be so you could easily copy-paste the information, but rather to give you a rough idea of what information Brazilian author's are mentioning in their version of this page. If the online translator has too many errors and doesn't make sense, don't hesitate to reach out to me for some extra translation help. I'm glad to help if it means helping spread more information about Brazil!

On that note, see if you can add anything about how it's used today. Is it just a church that citizens use for prayer? Do they have any modern day celebrations? Is it given any special recognition by Brazilian government? It's crucial to focus on history, but we can't ignore the history being made right now.

Best,NeuroCoxinha (talk) 21:58, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your response! I changed the format of the source list, hopefully that is helpful. I will definitely look at the other article and consider your recommendations for other sections. Thank you again, this is extremely helpful. A blinka (talk) 02:04, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

Comments
This looks like a well thought out and comprehensive editing process for the essay. While the topic is small, it is important to have fuller information about all facets of Brazil. As the article is not super full, I think the process you outlined will effectively help expand the article.

Jgriffith19 (talk) 18:20, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your response! A blinka (talk) 02:12, 6 March 2018 (UTC)

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Peer Reviewing
Your proposed edits are very good and will help to expand this article greatly. When examining the architecture, be sure to give examples of other cathedrals in Brazil and around the world that have the same architectural structure. Also be sure to include a more detailed list of the chronological order of how the cathedral was built and more details about the cathedral itself. Another important aspect to include is what the cathedral was used for, if it was involved in any important events in Brazilian history and what it is used for today. Be sure to give more information about the historical context and the socio-political situation at the time it was built and why its construction was important. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nasua Labi (talk • contribs) 04:47, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for your response! I agree, chronology and context are both extremely important, and I will take your recommendations into consideration while I begin developing the edits. Thanks again A blinka (talk) 02:10, 6 March 2018 (UTC)