Walking Macao, reading the Baroque

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This volume brings to the reader the art and architecture of Macao, and the baroque treasures that make the territory so attractive. As the authors consider the special nature of Macao's baroque, they discuss whether its Chinese architecture are also baroque; and what is the importance of the new casino architecture.

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Full title :Walking Macao, reading the Baroque / Jeremy Tambling and Louis Lo.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2009.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Hong Kong University Press, Published in conjunction with Instituto Cultural do Governo da R.A.E. de Macau
Place of Publication:Hong Kong
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (259 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9789882205703, 9882205704, 9789882207660, 9882207669
oclc:ocn707092544
LC Classification:N7346.M32
Dewey Decimal:709.5126

Walking Macao, Reading the Baroque; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1. Learning from Macao: An Introduction; Chapter 2. Seven Libraries; Chapter 3. Igreja e Seminário São José (St Joseph's Seminary and Church); Chapter 4. Igreja de São Domingos (Church of St Dominic); Chapter 5. Ruínas de São Paulo (Ruins of St Paul's); Chapter 6. Neo-Classicism; Chapter 7. Walling the City; Chapter 8. Macao's Chinese Architecture; Chapter 9. Colonialism and Modernity; Chapter 10. Camões and the Casa Garden; Chapter 11. Is Postmodern Macao's Architecture Baroque?