Research Catalog

Title

The Spanish style house : from enchanted Andalusia to the California dream / text by Rubén G. Mendoza ; photography by Melba Levick.

Author

Mendoza, Rubén G., 1956-

Publication

• New York : Rizzoli, 2021.
• ©2021

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Details

Additional Authors

Levick, Melba

Description

256 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The great appeal of Spanish Style homes lies in their aura of romance and drama, a sense of story, of magic, as well as in their very comfortable and engaging proportions and the great livability of the interior spaces. Deep shadow, arched doorways, trickling courtyard fountains, climbing bougainvillea on wrought-iron window grilles, wood-beamed ceilings, and white plaster walls are all hallmarks of the style. Here, through a celebration of contemporary and historic homes in Southern California, as well as existing historic precedents in Andalusia, Spain--most notably the intricately detailed Casa de Pilatos in Seville and the Alhambra of Granada--The Spanish Style House presents the definitive picture of the style as it exists today."--

Subjects

• Spain > Seville
• Southern California
• Architecture, Spanish
• Architect-designed houses > California
• Architecture, Domestic > Conservation and restoration > California
• Interior decoration > Spanish influences
• Architecture, Domestic > California, Southern
• Architecture, Domestic > Spain > Seville

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction -- Al-Andaluz and the Arab lands -- Part One: Andalusian expressions ; Elements ; Palacios/Estates -- Part Two: Spanish style homes in California ; Historic remodels ; New builds/designs.

Call Number

NA1301

ISBN

• 9780847865161
• 0847865169

LCCN

40030993045

OCLC

• on1143615933
• 1143615933

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries