The architecture of conquest : building in the Viceroyalty of Peru, 1535-1635 / Valerie Fraser.

Main entry:

Fraser, Valerie.

Title & Author:

The architecture of conquest : building in the Viceroyalty of Peru, 1535-1635 / Valerie Fraser.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.

Description:

xiv, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Cambridge Iberian and Latin American studies

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-200) and index.
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The idea of architecture -- 2. First foundations -- 3. The builders -- 4. Questions of style -- 5. The American contribution -- 6. The art of architecture: a tradition transformed -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

"The Architecture of Conquest deals with the practice and ideology of colonial architecture in Latin America, referring particularly to the Viceroyalty of Peru during the period 1535-1635. Colonial building has generally been regarded as being merely a provincial reflection of mainstream European art, but Valerie Fraser argues that, on the contrary, it had its own distinct identity and architectural projects were a powerful tool in the subjugation of the native peoples of South America by the Spaniards. Although the majority of labourers and craftsmen responsible for the churches, towns and cities of the Spaniards were natives, very little evidence of their own traditions of craftsmanship can be found in this colonial architecture. Thus, while the architecture forms employed by the early conquistadores are clearly derived from the European tradition, their purpose and meaning are completely different, being defined by the colonial context. The deliberate display of architectural motifs, the organization of building practice and labour are all shown to have served the ends of the political, religious and economic conquest."--Back cover.

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ISBN:

052134316X
9780521343169

Subject:

Architecture, Colonial Peru (Viceroyalty)
Church architecture Peru (Viceroyalty)
Architecture history
Architecture coloniale Pérou (Vice-royauté)
Architecture religieuse Pérou (Vice-royauté)
Arquitectura colonial Perú
Architecture, Colonial.
Church architecture.
Architektur
Bouwkunst.
Architecture Peru.
Architecture, Colonial Peru.
Church architecture Peru.
Architecture 17e siècle Pérou.
Architecture coloniale Pérou.
Architecture religieuse Pérou Histoire.
Architecture coloniale.
Peru Peru (Viceroyalty)
Peru
Pérou Vie religieuse Histoire.
Peru Buildings Architectural features, history

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Cambridge Iberian and Latin American studies.

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Location: Library main 54261
Call No.: ID:90-B2851
Status: Available

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