This unusual book celebrates the colorful, sunwashed doorways of San Miguel de Allende, one of the oldest towns in Mexico. Picturesque, intellectually stimulating and historically fascinating, this arts-and-crafts and cultural center is a popular destination for tourists, expatriates, and vacationers. When photographer-writer Robert de Gast first visited there in 1987 he was particularly captivated by its doors---of mansions, houses, stables, churches, banks, studios, and stores. He returned five years later to document them; eighty of his photographs from that trip have been selected for this entrancing book. De Gast lives part of every year in San Miguel, where he continues to photograph and write.
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This review is from: Behind the Doors of San Miguel de Allende (Hardcover)
Robert de Gast has provided fabulous access to the colors of San Miguel de Allende. On every visit I stroll the streets craving entry to the courtyards of these beautiful residences and have tried,in vain,to capture the hues and design of the city in my own photographs. This book is a must for anyone who has been to San Miguel as a momento of its visual treasures, and also for those who are inspired by the brave use of color in architecture and design.
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I wanted interiors, not courtyards. Based on what little info Amazon has provided I expected interiors to be "behind the doors". As for courtyard ideas it is good but not great. Most are a little better than average. I didn't want to rate the book lower just because it isn't what I wanted and the title is a little misleading. The author's book "The Doors of SMA" is very good. It shows doors. - jim
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IF YOU LIKE PHOTOS...THIS IS YOUR BOOK,
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However, If you would like to read about San Miguel, then this is not the book for you. There are about 8-9 pages of reading, then 80 pages of photos. Not very much info on San Miguel.Not what I was looking for.
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