Main entry:

Llanes, Llilian, author.

Title & Author:

The houses of Old Cuba / Llilian Llanes ; photography by Jean-Luc de Laguarigue.

Publication:

New York : Thames and Hudson, 1999.

Description:

199 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: from cabin to mansion -- The island of Cuba -- A haven for the conquistadors and the first settlers -- An architecture for the tropics -- The power of the Creoles in the eighteenth century -- The Spanish colony in the nineteenth century -- The provincial colonial house -- Havana in the nineteenth century -- Conclusion: an architecture in the spirit of the Cuban people.

Summary:

Cuba's unique history has meant that hundreds of magnificent buildings have been preserved. The interiors and exteriors of beautiful houses and hotels from all over Cuba are presented here in colour illustrations, with an informative text on their heritage.

ISBN:

0500019533
9780500019535
0500282722
9780500282724

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Cuba.
Architecture, Colonial Cuba.
Color in architecture Cuba.
Dwellings Cuba.
Country homes Cuba.
Habitations Cuba.
Maisons de campagne Cuba.
Architecture domestique Cuba.
Architecture coloniale Cuba.
Couleur en architecture Cuba.
Dwellings
Country homes
Architecture, Colonial
Architecture, Domestic
Color in architecture
Cuba

Added entries:

Laguarigue, Jean-Luc de, photographer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 205363
Call No.: NA7274 .L5 1999
Status: Available