THE OLD MISSION CHURCHES AND HISTORIC HOUSES OF CALIFORNIA
Entry/Object ID
98.17.1.1
Description
THE OLD MISSION CHURCHES AND HISTORIC HOUSES OF CALIFORNIA
Color: Blue
"The Old Mission Churches & Historic Houses of California", Rexford Newcomb (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1925), 379 pp. A hardcover book without dustjacket in a blue cover with gold lettering on the spine giving the title, author, and publisher's names and on the front cover listing the title and author above a bordered image of a mission-like bell tower. An examination of Spanish and Mexican-era mission buildings and houses as well as modern examples of revival style homes, the book's chapters concern a historical background of pre-American California; the architecture, materials and construction, and site-by-site discussion of the missions; and examples of historic and modern homes. Appendices list mission founding dates, the Spanish and Mexican-era governors, and mission padres/presidentes. There are many photographic images, line drawings and architectural renderings and an index in the work which has light overall cover surface soiling; some scratches on the cover; stains on a few pages; fading on the spine; and some light discoloration on the pages.
