Title: Panorama urbano y cultural de Quito
Description: "Vol. 10 in the Serie Quito features case studies relevant to the study of the city's Spanish colonial art and architecture. Varying in scope and thematic content, these include: 'Quito colonial, en prosa y poesía,' by Peralta and Estrella; 'El comercio de antigüedades y obras de arte en Quito,' and 'La restauración de un monumento: la Antigua Universidad,' by Fondello. 'Quito: cartografía y descripciones urbanas,' by Burbano, offers a brief history of the urban development of the city from Spanish colonial period to the present, illustrated with historic plans not well reproduced in b/w. Pt. VI contains a useful account of the principal historical museums in the city with an outline of their collections. For reviews of other volumes in the series, see HLAS 56:182, (no. 1); HLAS 56:177, (no. 2); item #bi 97015372#, (no. 4); HLAS 56:178, (no. 5); item #bi 97003270#, (no. 6); item #bi 97015371#, (no. 7); and item #bi 97015357#, (no. 9)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Civilization
Places: Quito (Ecuador)
Time periods: 20th century