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Houses of Mexico: Origins and Traditions
Author(s): Verna Cook Shipway (Author), Warren Shipway (Author), Verna Shipway (Editor)
- Publisher: Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.
- Publication Date: 1 Jan. 1987
- Language: English
- Print length: 249 pages
- ISBN-10: 0803801041
- ISBN-13: 9780803801042
Book Description
Houses of Mexico delves into the roots of the bold yet elegant Mexican style, illustrated with many photographs from Spain and Portugal reflecting the Moorish influence. In addition to extensive coverage of the architecture of the houses, the book shows other spatial and decorative elements, including iron gates and grilles that give an atmosphere of seclusion; stairways that seem to grow out of the walls without any support; and old paintings, combs, ceramics, and character figures used in festivals, as well as ancient pre-Columbian figurines.
