La Casa de los Muñecos / Antonio Juárez Burgos ; fotografía, Ángela Arziniaga González, Everardo Rivera Flores.

Main entry:

Juárez Burgos, Antonio.

Title & Author:

La Casa de los Muñecos / Antonio Juárez Burgos ; fotografía, Ángela Arziniaga González, Everardo Rivera Flores.

Edition:

1. ed.

Publication:

Puebla, Pue. : Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Dirección de Fomento Editorial, 2006.

Description:

157 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157).

Summary:

The book reviews the history, architecture and ornamental details with special attention to the tile decorated faÉade of the 18th century house located in downtown Puebla, México now the University Art Museum. The book dedicates a section to study the origin (Greece or Thailand) and meaning of the 18th century tiles that shape out the "muñecos" (figures) decorating the façade along a presenting a catalogue of selected pieces from the extraordinary collection of colonial paintings from famed artists such as Cristóbal de Villalpando, Juan Tinoco, Cástulo Portilla, Diego de Borgraf, Agustín Arrieta, and others.

ISBN:

9688639761
9789688639764

Subject:

Casa de los Muñecos (Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico)
Tile facades Mexico Puebla de Zaragoza.
Façades en céramique Mexique Puebla de Zaragoza.
Buildings.
Tile facades.
Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico) Buildings, structures, etc.
Mexico Puebla de Zaragoza.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 259732
Call No.: BIB 190654
Status: Available

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