The devil in Mexico - 5 Angebote vergleichen

Von Händler/Antiquariat, BuySomeBooks [52360437], Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 128 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.3in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: . . . the souls and knees of the few worshipers. The painted faces of the angels and saints looked down at the changed condition of affairs, all changed but the architecture with its two large naves, six altars, three aisles and twenty or so side chapels, some of which contain the bones or ashes of Mexicos great dead and insignia of their office. Surely conditions have greatly changed when we remember that at one time the church held twothirds of Mexicos wealth in one hand and a crucifix club in the other. The Tumbago balustrade encloses the fine wood-carved choir and surrounds the high altar with many figures made of this same rare metal. Tumbago is a combination of gold, silver and copper alloy. The weight and worth of these railings is immense. The one around the choir is estimated to be 26 tons, and an offer is said to have been made and refused to-replace it with one of solid silver. It was made in Macao, the Portugese town of China, where I had seen the people make opium, firecrackers and other accessories. The arm akimbo position of these 60 or more Tumbago statues on the balustrades suggested they had lumbago. I am not inclined to doubt it, for they have remained for so many years in this cold, clammy, cathedral atmosphere. There were broad earthquake cracks in the walls of the cathedral and gim-crack ornaments on them. The strong rock on which one of the chapels was founded has been loosened and sunken by earthquake. The solid gold ornaments have been stolen and we saw but little in the treasure vaults. Our guide said the priests had hidden them, yet the glint of gilt was above and around us. Great masses of stucco designs were covered over with gilt as if a hose had played a stream of gold upon them, or as if covered by a gilt fungus. The artistic and. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.

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Gulian Lansing Morrill, Books, History, The devil in Mexico, The devil in Mexico.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Through The Stacks LLC, NY, Brockport, [RE:3].
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, AwesomeBooksUK, OXON, PO BOX 318, [RE:5].
Paperback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Awesomebooks_Newbooks, NY, Valley Cottage, [RE:4].
Paperback.