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La Arquitectura Metálica en Costa Rica: Influencias Belgas y Europeas, La/Metallic Architecture in Costa Rica: Belgian and European Influences/L'Architecture Métalique au Costa Rica: Influences Belges et Européennes
by José Enrique Garnier; Carmen Chakhtoura [Translator]; Paula J. Mellom [Translator]; Juan Carlos Solano Ramírez [Photographer]; Willy Stevens [Preface]; Arnoldo Mora Rodríguez [Introduction]; Franz Beer Chaverri [Essay]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 9977650985
- ISBN 13
- 9789977650982
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This Book is Conservatively Graded in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has some Rubbing to the Surface and Light Edgewear, including Slight Bumping at the Head and Base of the Spine but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Light Edgewear, including Slight Bumping at the Head and Base of the Spine but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and with No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.
Book Description:
Text is in Spanish, English, and French. "La Arquitectura Metálica en Costa Rica: Influencias Belgas y Europeas/Metallic Architecture in Costa Rica: Belgian and European Influences/L'Architecture Métalique au Costa Rica: Influences Belges et Européennes" written by José Enrique Garnier with translations by Carmen Chakhtoura and Paula J. Mellom, photographs by Juan Carlos Solano Ramírez, preface by Willy Stevens, introduction by Arnoldo Mora Rodríguez, and an essay by Franz Beer Chaverri. This book was published in 1996 by Exuna, Editorial de la Universidad Nacional. "La Arquitectura Metálica en Costa Rica" is a well-illustrated history of early, pre-World War I but generally 19th Century metal buildings constructed in Costa Rica, focusing on Belgian and European technologies and architectural styles, and told through profiling various buildings, such as the National Theater, Metallic Building, Church of Grecia, and many others.
Book Description:
Text is in Spanish, English, and French. "La Arquitectura Metálica en Costa Rica: Influencias Belgas y Europeas/Metallic Architecture in Costa Rica: Belgian and European Influences/L'Architecture Métalique au Costa Rica: Influences Belges et Européennes" written by José Enrique Garnier with translations by Carmen Chakhtoura and Paula J. Mellom, photographs by Juan Carlos Solano Ramírez, preface by Willy Stevens, introduction by Arnoldo Mora Rodríguez, and an essay by Franz Beer Chaverri. This book was published in 1996 by Exuna, Editorial de la Universidad Nacional. "La Arquitectura Metálica en Costa Rica" is a well-illustrated history of early, pre-World War I but generally 19th Century metal buildings constructed in Costa Rica, focusing on Belgian and European technologies and architectural styles, and told through profiling various buildings, such as the National Theater, Metallic Building, Church of Grecia, and many others.
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- W. White, Bookseller
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- Title
- La Arquitectura Metálica en Costa Rica: Influencias Belgas y Europeas, La/Metallic Architecture in Costa Rica: Belgian and European Influences/L'Architecture Métalique au Costa Rica: Influences Belges et Européennes
- Author
- José Enrique Garnier; Carmen Chakhtoura [Translator]; Paula J. Mellom [Translator]; Juan Carlos Solano Ramírez [Photographer]; Willy Stevens [Preface]; Arnoldo Mora Rodríguez [Introduction]; Franz Beer Chaverri [Essay]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 9977650985
- ISBN 13
- 9789977650982
- Publisher
- Exuna, Editorial de la Universidad Nacional
- Place of Publication
- Heredia, Costa Rica
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 147
- Keywords
- Architecture, Architectural History, Latin American Architecture, Central American Architecture
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About W. White, Bookseller
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