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Title: El Palacio de Bellas Artes: Album Historico, 1904-1934
Description: Mexico, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2010. Softcover. A matte softcover book with the title printed in white lettering down a light pastel blue spine. Unpaginated. Contains hundred of black-and-white illustrations. "Edición facsimilar bellamente ilustrada de una obra editada en 1934. Incluye decenas de fotos de detalles espléndidos del Palacio de Bellas. Un libro fascinante. El álbum se inicia con el antecedente del viejo Teatro Nacional y concluye con la reseña de un debate informal sobre el tipo de espectáculo con el que sería inaugurado el Palacio. La edición contiene también viñetas, capitulares, plecas y otros elementos gráficos, todos alusivos a la imaginería del Palacio de Bellas Artes, que dan realce a esta singular obra." ["Beautifully illustrated facsimile edition of a work published in 1934. Includes dozens of photos of splendid details of the Palace of Fine Arts. A fascinating book. The album begins with the background of the old National Theater and concludes with a review of an informal debate about the type of show with which the Palace would be inaugurated. The edition also contains vignettes, chapters, plecas and other graphic elements, all alluding to the imagery of the Palace of Fine Arts, which enhance this unique work."]. VG+ .

Keywords: American Art ; Mexican Art Deco ; ; General Reference - American Architecture

Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 202444

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