This book takes the reader on a step-by-step journey, going through all of Gaudi’s works where he used this technique, explaining the historical and cultural background of the architect; the different techniques of the older brother of trencadís, the classical mosaic and the Arab world; as well as the different materials used by Gaudi to make trencadís and its functionality.

In this book, The Sagrada Familia, the Cathedral of Light, Curti and Gaudí lead us through the basilica on a visit that transcends the very essence of the building and reveals to us the light that illuminates it on a path towards beauty, or truth. Because, as the author says, “beauty is matter illuminated”, and Gaudí shows us that “beauty is the splendour of truth”.

Salvador Dalí book.