Architecture and Urbanization in Colonial Chiapas, Mexico: Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 153)

Covers colonial architecture in the two westernmost provinces of the Reino de Guatemala: Audiencia & Capitania General -- a region largely isolated from the rest of Central America & Mexico until recent times. The buildings of this region (known as Chiapas) reflect the soc. that produced them: the geographical setting, the conquest & Christianization of the natives, & the ethnic composition of the population. 47 buildings are discussed supported by material from contemporary sources as well as by photos & measurements gathered on the sites. This catalog of archival texts will be useful not only to historians of art & architecture, but also to archaeologists, anthropologists, & ethnohistorians working in Chiapas. Photos & drawings.

Author: Sidney David Markman
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Published: 01/01/1984
Series: Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society
Pages: 443
Weight: 2.24lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780871691538