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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Great door collection!,
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This review is from: The Doors of San Miguel De Allende (Hardcover)
If you are looking for rustic colonial or American Southwest doors then this book is a must buy. - jim
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting, I guess, but beware the title,
This review is from: The Doors of San Miguel De Allende (Hardcover)
This book was purchased as a gift for me. I am a subscriber to International Living, and San Miguel is a long-time favorite of theirs.
I mentioned this, and the way the city had piqued my interest, to a family member. She then promptly went online and ordered this book for me. It is for this reason that I issue the following warning: the title should be taken LITERALLY, not figuratively. It could be read either way, but this book is NOT about opening the metaphorical doors to life in San Miguel. You will not look in these pages and then find the metaphorical doors to San Miguel thrown open to your understanding and appreciation. You will not learn about expat or local life in this historical city. And you will not find yourself frequently referring back here as you plan your trip or your move. What you WILL find, seriously, is heaps about the actual physical doorways on buildings in San Miguel. If you WANT the world's premiere photo-essay collection about the doorways in San Miguel, then this is a five-star tome all the way. Look all you want, you won't find better. If you want info about the city and culture of this red-hot expat community, look elsewhere.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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"Doors" - a magnificent entry into San Miguel's culture,
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This review is from: The Doors of San Miguel De Allende (Hardcover)
The photographs and text of this book are so intriguing the reader longs to visit San Miguel. So I did! Robert de Gast brings the riotious colors, history, atmosphere and tranquility of San Miguel right to our doorstep. His perception of quite ordinary sights makes them very extraordinary. I can hardly wait to get my copy of "Behind the Doors".
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