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A HERITAGE OF SAINTS: COLONIAL SANTOS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Published by Editorial Associates LTD, Hong Kong, 1979
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ex-Library. Dust jacket is covered in a protective plastic jacket that is taped down at flaps. Black paper-covered boards with white particulars to spine. Dust jacket has titling and art photograph to front cover. Previous owner's stamp to half-title page; otherwise, pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Text block has soiling to fore edge, small black mark to top edge, and lower edge is clean and unmarked. Library slip attached to rear pastedown; otherwise, endpages are clean and unmarked. Boards have light rubbing to corners and ends of spine. Binding is tight, rear board slightly bowed. Dust jacket is clean and bright with creasing to edges, corners and ends of spine. Protective plastic jacket has moderate scuffing with previous library sticker to spine.
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A HERITAGE OF SAINTS - Colonial Santos in the Philippines
Published by Esperanza Bunag Gatbonton & Editorial Associates LTD., Manila / Hongkong, 1979
Seller: Hayden & Fandetta Rare Books ABAA/ILAB, Horseshoe Bay, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. A scarce title really found in commerce. Historic encounter between Filipinos and Spaniards produce cultural treasurers. Religious Images of the Spanish colonial have become a passion among antique collectors in the Philippines. over the last 15 years, Santos have been brought down from household altars and small-town churches into the market. So highly prized are the Santos that the Manila antiques trade has spawned its fakes: reproductions carved out of old, hardwood beams or doors in imitation of the colonial conventions and styles. Some are so ingeniously made and artificially aged that they have fooled even the wariest of dealers. This book by a professional writer, who is also a collector of Philippine art,places the colonial Santo in its historical and cultural perspective. It traces the encounter between Filipinos and Spaniards from the time the conquistadors gathered the subdued Indios under the church bells. The book traces styles, techniques and influences - Chinese, Spanish and Mexican - that were involved in the making of the Filipino Santo and relates how these have been worked into the native tradition. Photographs and drawings illustrate Santos styles, types and characteristics. 70 of the photographs are in full color. The author Esperanza Bunag Gatbonton disputes the colonial tradition that assigns the role of artisans and craftsmen to the Chinese in the Philippines. Examining the historical data, she concludes that only a few Chinese sculptors served Manila and its environs - and that they could not have carved the great number of Santos that collectors even today so easily attribute to them. not only did Indio woodworkers compete on even terms with the Chinese. there careful craftsmanship was recognized, even preferred by customers of the. In fact, their Santos and church decorations were exported in modest quantities to a Latin America and Spain. Taken from notes on the dust jacket. Signed by Illustrator(s).
