Macao Streets [Hardcover]

C�1/2sar Guill�1/2n-Nu�1/2ez (Author), Leong Ka Tai (Photographer)

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Book Description

Publication Date: November 11, 1999

Encased in hand-painted tiles on the sides of buildings, Macao's street signs hint at the vagaries of its historic development over the past four centuries. This book provides colorful descriptions of forty-five of these unusual signs for street names along with a series of delightful color photographs by award-winning Hong Kong photographer Leong Ka-tai.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 148 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 11, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195877667
ISBN-13: 978-0195877663
Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,728,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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