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Cuba: The Official Guide (Caribbean Guides Series)

Gravette, A. G.

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Hunter Pub Inc

Surveys the history, geography, and culture of Italy describes each region and major city, and includes a section of travel tips

Italy (Travel Bugs)

Lau, Aileen

Ketteridge, Pierre

Travel

Macmillan General* Reference

Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean: An A-Z of Historic Buildings

Better known for its land and sea, the Caribbean is also home to a wealth of historic buildings. As a region colonized by Spanish French British and Dutch settlers, its architecture reflects an unparalleled variety of colonial influences. Its buildings are also testimony to a history of slavery and constant immigration, revealing the legacy of African, Asian and North American techniques. The wealth of the island's sugar plantations has left behind a tradition of 'great houses,' while inter-European conflict can still be traced to many well-preserved forts and naval bases. Spanish cathedrals and convents, Dutch gabled ware-houses, English country houses and French ironwork market buildings: all these have survived the perils of earthquakes and hurricanes. Featuring over one thousand architectural sites across the region, this comprehensive guide describes churches, plantation houses, fortresses and ordinary homes. With a useful glossary of architectural terms and advice on what to look out for, it covers notable and interesting building in every island from the Bahamas down to Trinidad. Illustrated with color plates and line drawings, Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean also traces the historical and economic developments which have created the region's unique Creole styles. As governments and conservation societies look to the increasing potential of 'heritage tourism,' this wide-ranging book provides an invaluable guide for visitors and students of architecture.

History

Americas

Markus Wiener Pub

Better known for its land and sea, the Caribbean is also home to a wealth of historic buildings. As a region colonized by Spanish French British and Dutch settlers, its architecture reflects an unparalleled variety of colonial influences. Its buildings are also testimony to a history of slavery and constant immigration, revealing the legacy of African, Asian and North American techniques. The wealth of the island's sugar plantations has left behind a tradition of `great houses,' while inter-European conflict can still be traced to many well-preserved forts and naval bases. Spanish cathedrals and convents, Dutch gabled ware-houses, English country houses and French ironwork market buildings: all these have survived the perils of earthquakes and hurricanes. 
Featuring over one thousand architectural sites across the region, this comprehensive guide describes churches, plantation houses, fortresses and ordinary homes. With a useful glossary of architectural terms and advice on what to look out for, it covers notable and interesting building in every island from the Bahamas down to Trinidad. 
Illustrated with color plates and line drawings, Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean also traces the historical and economic developments which have created the region's unique Creole styles. As governments and conservation societies look to the increasing potential of `heritage tourism,' this wide-ranging book provides an invaluable guide for visitors and students of architecture.

Better known for its sand and sea, the Caribbean is also home to a wealth of historic buildings. As a region colonised by Spanish, French, British and Dutch settlers, its architecture reflects an unparalleled variety of colonial influences. Its buildings are also testimony to a history of slavery and constant immigration, revealing the legacy of African, Asian and African styles and techniques. The wealth of the islands' sugar plantations has left behind a tradition of "great houses", while inter-European conflict can still be traced to many well-preserved forts and naval bases. Spanish cathedrals and convents, Dutch gabled warehouses, English country houses and French ironwork market buildings: all these have survived the perils of earthquakes and hurricanes. Featuring over one thousand architectural sites across the region, this comprehensive guide describes churches, plantation houses, fortresses and ordinary homes. With a useful glossary of architectural terms and advice on what to look out for, it covers notable and interesting buildings in every island from the Bahamas down to Trinidad.

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Cuba: The Official Guide (Caribbean Guides Series)

Italy (Travel Bugs)

Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean: An A-Z of Historic Buildings

Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean: An A-Z of Historic Buildings

Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean: An A-Z of Historic Buildings