ARTIFICES EN EL VIRREINATO DEL PERU; Con la colaboración del Ingeniero Gonzalo Sala Santos y el Licenciado Abelardo Padrón Valdés
La Habana: Chavín, Servicios Gráficos y Editoriales, 2001. b/w plates, maps, illus., tbls., facs., graphs., app, ind., bio., bibl., color pict. boards, plus CD-ROM. Item #68016
ISBN: 8460731596
Colossal survey on architecture covering the 16th century to date. Detailed classification and information explains the way the constructions were financed, the technical and educational background of the builders and the materials used. Includes architectural details of the most important sites. The author puts together the engineering and architectural works and the different types of constructions such as: Churches, roads, bridges, schools, aqueducts, ports, forts, hospitals,.. etc. Includes also a chapter dedicated to the works realized by Cuban constructors abroad, as well as a chapter dedicated to the constructors, scientists and Ministros de Obras Publicas, with concise biographical information on each one of them. Complementing the book are 426 illustrations and a large bibliography. The book is divided in chapters for each century, except the 20th century that is divided in 2 parts: Siglo XX de 1899 a 1958; Siglo XX de 1959 al 2000.
Price: $165.00