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California Missions Coloring Book
Contributor(s): Rickman, David (Author)
ISBN: 0486273466     ISBN-13: 9780486273464
Publisher: Dover Publications
OUR PRICE:   $4.49  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: December 1992
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Annotation: Accurately rendered, well-researched illustrations of 21 Spanish missions built between 1769 and 1823 along the California coast, among them San Diego de Alcala, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de Asi s, Santa Barbara Virgen Y Martir, San Jose de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, many more. Includes realistic vignettes recreating various aspects of mission life. Descriptive captions.
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BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies
Dewey: NA
Series: Dover History Coloring Book
Physical Information: 0.27" H x 8.26" W x 10.97" (0.44 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation - California
 
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Publisher Description:

Between 1769 and 1823, under the leadership of Father Jun pero Serra, the Spanish established a chain of missions along the California coast. Models of architectural beauty, they stretched from San Diego to north of San Francisco.
Artist David Rickman's accurately rendered and well-researched drawings (including several double-page spreads) depict all 21 of these admirable structures, among them San Buenaventura, San Jos de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, San Diego de Alcal , San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de As s, Santa B rbara Virgen y M rtir, Santa In s Virgen y M rtir, San Francisco Solano, San Juan Bautista, and San Luis Rey de Francia.
Also included are realistic, ready-to-color vignettes re-creating various aspects of mission life, particularly the role of the mission in converting the Indians to Christianity and instructing them in farming, weaving, blacksmithing, masonry, and other crafts -- even painting and decorating the mission church and surrounding buildings.
An informative caption accompanies each illustration, giving a brief history of the mission, while a general introduction explains the history and purpose of the mission system in California. A map indicates their locations.