A Heritage of Saints: Colonial Santos in the Philippines
Manila/Hong Kong: Editorial Associates, LTD., 1979. Hardcover. Brown boards with white lettering. Black dust jacket with color-illustration and white lettering. xii, 151 pp. BW and color illustrations. VG-/VG- light corner bumping and edge wear to book, light foxing to title page, sticker on front flap of dust jacket. scuffing/rubbing to dj as well as wear to edges and corners. Item #166114
"Religious images of the Spanish colonial period have become a passion among antique collectors in the Philippines. Over the last 15 years, santos have been brought down from household altars and small-town churches into the market. So highly prized are the santos that the Manila antique trade has spawned its fakes: reproductions carved out of old, hardwood beams or doors in imitation of the colonial conventions and styles. Some are so ingeniously made- and artificially aged- that they have fooled even the wariest of dealers. This book by a professional writer who is also a collector of Philippine art places the colonial santo in its historical and cultural perspective. It traces the encounter between Filipinos and Spaniards from the time the conquistadores gathered the subedued indios under the church bells..."- Front Flap.
OCLC: 311082911
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