The art and architecture of the Texas missions /
Describes the art and architecture of the six remaining Spanish missions in Texas as they looked when they were originally constructed in the 1600s and 1700s, discusses the message missionaries were trying to convey through their paintings and sculptures, and follows the decay of the buildings, and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ;
no. 6. |
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| Summary: | Describes the art and architecture of the six remaining Spanish missions in Texas as they looked when they were originally constructed in the 1600s and 1700s, discusses the message missionaries were trying to convey through their paintings and sculptures, and follows the decay of the buildings, and their subsequent reconstructions. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0292769024 9780292769021 |