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The Companion Guide to Madrid and Central Spain
Alastair Boyd
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Description for The Companion Guide to Madrid and Central Spain
Paperback.
The history and culture of Madrid, the cluster of historical cities at an easy distance (Segovia, Avila and Toledo) and the heartlands of Castile - the core of Spanish civilisation. This book performs with great thoroughness all the usual functions of a guidebook. But it is much more than a mere inventory of buildings, paintings, sculpture, routes and views, supplemented by appendices packed with practical information. The authors - from their long experience and deep knowledge of the country - are exceptionally well-equipped to draw together into a coherent whole all the threads of history, art, culture and recent ... Read more
The history and culture of Madrid, the cluster of historical cities at an easy distance (Segovia, Avila and Toledo) and the heartlands of Castile - the core of Spanish civilisation. This book performs with great thoroughness all the usual functions of a guidebook. But it is much more than a mere inventory of buildings, paintings, sculpture, routes and views, supplemented by appendices packed with practical information. The authors - from their long experience and deep knowledge of the country - are exceptionally well-equipped to draw together into a coherent whole all the threads of history, art, culture and recent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781900639378
SKU
V9781900639378
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99-50
Reviews for The Companion Guide to Madrid and Central Spain
The book gives an appetizing account of the cities and monuments within easy reach of Madrid [combining] practical detail with interpretation and background knowledge.
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