A sense of mission : historic churches of the Southwest / photography by David Wakely ; text by Thomas A. Drain ; foreword by N. Scott Momaday.

Main entry:

Wakely, David, author.

Title & Author:

A sense of mission : historic churches of the Southwest / photography by David Wakely ; text by Thomas A. Drain ; foreword by N. Scott Momaday.

Publication:

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [1994]
©1994

Description:

ix, 132 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 x 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 130) and index.
Churches of Texas -- Churches of New Mexico and Colorado -- Churches of Arizona -- Churches of California.

Summary:

The Spanish missions of the United States are the unique legacy of two very different cultures. Conceived as an expression of the Catholic faith of the European conquerors, they were built and maintained by native Americans who often incorporated their own traditions. A Sense of Mission: Historic Churches of the Southwest presents twenty-nine of the most visually beautiful and historically important churches in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Southern California.
Photographer David Wakely and writer Thomas A. Drain capture the fascinating architectural details, religious significance and cultural diversity of these churches, which were built - and sometimes rebuilt - during the past 300 years. More than 150 color photographs and detailed captions reveal the striking, distinctive exteriors of the churches set against the landscape of the Southwest, as well as the textures and vivid colors of the interiors.
In his foreword, novelist and poet N. Scott Momaday provides a native American perspective on the missions as sacred buildings. A visitor information guide, maps an annotated reading list, and an index to religious and architectural references make this handsome volume a practical guidebook as well as an inviting art book.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0811806324
9780811806329
0811804046 (pbk.)
9780811804042 (pbk.)
0811843149 paperback
9780811843140 paperback

Subject:

Spanish mission buildings Southwest, New.
Spanish mission buildings Southwest, New Pictorial works.
Architecture Southwest, New Pictorial works.
Church buildings Southwest, New Pictorial works.
Missions espagnoles (Édifices) États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest)
Missions espagnoles (Édifices) États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest) Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest) Ouvrages illustrés.
mission churches (buildings)
churches (buildings)
Architecture
Church buildings
Spanish mission buildings
Southwest, New History To 1848.
États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest) Histoire Jusqu'à 1848.
New Southwest
Churches Architecture
United States

Form/genre:

Views (visual works)
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
History
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Drain, Thomas A., author.
Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-2024, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 83989
Call No.: ID NA5227.D7; ID:95-B3385
Status: Available

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