On the publishing front, he began his prolific career at the young age of 24 with Lisboa Préistorica and the monograph A Igreja de Lourosa da Serra da Estrela [The Church of Lourosa in Serra da Estrela], both published in 1912. His untimely death left several unfinished works, resulting in a substantial but incomplete body of research that reflected his wide-ranging interests. His main research interests were Art History, Archaeology, and Ethnography, which he considered closely connected fields with shared goals that could not be separated from a methodological standpoint. His archaeological research had a practical impact across several excavations, including the Roman Villa of Freiria (1912), the dolmens of Pavia (1921), Alcácer do Sal (1925, 1930) and Conímbriga (1936), with a particular emphasis on the cryptoporticus of Aeminium (1930-1944).

In Art History, aside from his previously mentioned studies on Vasco Fernandes (1924), his seminal works include studies on Visigoth art (1928), fresco painting (1921), architecture (1922, 1929, 1931), painting (1923, 1928, 1932, 1934), and medieval and Renaissance sculpture (1940, 1941). He also made significant contributions to the study of medieval tomb sculpture in Portugal (1918, 1921, 1924, 1929), which remain essential references today.

His contributions to História de Portugal [History of Portugal], directed by Damião Peres and featuring a collaboration from many leading intellectuals, were pivotal in establishing Art History as a recognised discipline. In the field of ethnography, he played a key role in integrating folk art into the discipline, to the point where ethnography and folk art became almost synonymous. His research focused particularly on the ornamental art of the Alentejo, between 1912 and the early 1920s.

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