Author: PINTO, MARIA HELENA MENDES; LEITE, MARIA FERNANDA PASSOS; SILVA, NUNO VASSALO
Title: Museum of Christian Art, Convent of Santa Monica, Goa, India
Description: Calaouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. 2011, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9789898534019). Soft cover. Book, English and Portuguese text.; Paperback.; 23 x 27.5 cm; 1.6 Kg.; 295 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. One page slightly loose on bottom, Good condition overall. ; "It is an updated catalogue for the whole collection of the Museum of Christian Art that can be admired at the Convent of Santa Monica in Old Goa. This is an ensemble of exceptional artistic and cultural objects that has, since its beginning, received the attention and dynamic work of its administrators, Fr. Avinash Rebelo and Dr. Nascimento de Souza. I hope that this book will give an important contribution to a better knoledge of the collection and of the history of Indo-Portuguese art." excerpt from the introductory text by Emilio Rui Vilar, president of the Calaouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2011. Good/No Jacket.

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