Old Mexico

An Architectural Pilgrimage

Alfred C. Bossom

• Éditeur: Dover Publications
• Année: 2013
• ISBN:
  9780486147505
• Sujet: Architecture
• Sous-sujet: History of Architecture

London-born architect Bossom's detailed sketches and commentary, and his wife's fine photographs, were published in 1924 in this handsome book — which also includes 18th-century missions in California and San Antonio. Tiled facades, quiet courtyards, and other architectural elements are graphically preserved in this valuable record of classic Latin American architecture. 110 illustrations.

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CHURCH OF EL SALTO DEL AGUA, MEXICO CITY
THE UNEXPECTED ORNAMENT WHILE OFTEN NOT BEAUTIFUL IS ALWAYS
INTERESTING AND QUITE FREQUENTLY REFRESHING

SCHOOL BUILT FOR THE ORPHANS OF IMPOVERISHED NOBLE FAMILIES
ARCHITECTURAL ADVANTAGE CAN BE TAKEN OF THE SURROUND TO
AN OPENING TO GIVE STRENGTH TO AN ENTIRE GROUPING

AN INTERESTING NOTE AGAINST THE SKYLINE—A SCALLOPED PARAPET

CALLE ESCALERILLAS
SHOWING A VARIED TREATMENT OF FACADES AND WALLS. THE CORNICE ELIMINATED AND STRING COURSE ONLY USED

THE WALL TREATMENT HERE MAKES A CORNICE UNNECESSARY

DELICATE BALCONIES AND GRACEFUL WATERSPOUTS ARE AN EASY METHOD OF ADDING CHARM TO THE PLAINEST BUILDINGS

A HOUSE IN THE CITY OF MEXICO
PANELLING IN STUCCO IS NOT UNKNOWN TO THE MEXICANS

THE RELIEF OF PLAIN WALL SURFACES IS
DELIGHTFULLY ACHIEVED BY THE USE
OF NICHES OR WALL PANELS

SOFT WHITE STONE FORMS THE NICHE
IT IS SET IN THE RED BURNT CLAY
THAT FORMS THE GENERAL WALL SURFACE

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