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The open-air churches of sixteenth-century Mexico atrios, posas, open chapels, and other studies

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Author:
McAndrew, John 1904-1978  Search this
Physical description:
xxxi, 755 pages illustrations, maps (part folded) plans 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Mexico
Mexique
Mexiko
Date:
1965
16th century
To 1810
Jusqu'à 1810
Contents:
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- I. THE SPANISH MASTERS -- II. THE GREAT CONVERSION -- III. NEW TOWNS -- IV. NEW MONASTERIES -- V. THE NEW ARCHITECTURE AND THE OLD -- VI. THE ATRIO -- VII. MILITARY CHARACTER? -- VIII. POSAS -- IX. THE OPEN CHAPEL -- X. THE FIRST OPEN CHAPELS: I -- XI. THE FIRST OPEN CHAPELS: II -- XII. SINGLE-CELL CHAPELS -- XIII. PORTICO CHAPELS: I -- XIV. PORTICO CHAPELS: II -- XV. A POSTSCRIPT: TWO UNUSUAL CHURCHES -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- NOTES -- INDEX -- MAPS
Topic:
Church architecture  Search this
Missions  Search this
Religious architecture  Search this
Architecture chrétienne  Search this
Architecture religieuse  Search this
Peuples autochtones--Missions  Search this
Indians of Mexico--Missions  Search this
Indians of Mexico--Missions--History  Search this
Kirchenbau  Search this
Mission  Search this
Religion  Search this
Kerkgebouwen  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Church history  Search this
Call number:
NA5253 .M11
NA5253.M11
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_17992