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Informationen zum Autor Donna McMenamin, from Tucson, Arizona, was the general contractor for her Mexican style home. She buys and sells antique Mexican and Native American arts, and accompanies clients to Mexico to shop for appropriate architectural details. She is a contributing writer for Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, Home & Garden. Professional photographer Richard Loper, from Houston, Texas, works with local advertising agencies, graphic designers, magazines, and energy companies. He also runs El Dorado Woodworking, building custom and reproduction Arts and Crafts style furniture. Klappentext Over 300 color photographs of beautiful new, old, and remodeled traditional style homes and gardens are presented. From Spanish Colonial facades in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, to the best of the Mission and Spanish Eclectic homes, this volume is a must for everyone interested in Mexican architecture and outdoor charm. The readers imagination is excited through nine chapters, including facades, doors, gates, portales & patios, columns, fountains, pools, cantera stonework, and gardens. Zusammenfassung A Tucson-based dealer in antique Mexican and Native American arts, McMenamin has traveled extensively in Mexico. With a minimum of text, the 300 color photographs in this volume provide the reader with a vicarious, visual tour of the facades, doors, gates, porches, patios, columns, fountains, canter
