Bricks are used since the Roman conquest of our country. They got a bit forgotten during early medieval times but regained their popularity again when towns were growing in size and prosperity. Timber was replaced by brick, and elegant buildings were created by those highly skilled Gothic bricklayers whose work we can still admire today.
Best known of all medieval bricks is de "moef". Well fired in the kiln they are everlasting.
Spanish in origin, they were hand-formed and their subtle shades of yellow and salmon-pink
are a pleasure to see.
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