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NEW ~ A two-volume set on ornate furniture made in La Viila Alta de San Ildefonso, Oaxaca, Mexico, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Gorgeous marquetry by colonial ebanistas with images of interest to historians and art historians. Vol. I: Nine scholarly chapters in Spanish on various aspects of production, such as carpentry, painting on wood, iron fittings, wood types, and so forth, with an Introduction, Appendices and Bibliography. Color illustrations. ISBN: 9786073015754; Vol. II: Catalogo razonado organized by type (escritorios, cajas, baules, bufetillos, papeleras, sillas, etc). Color illustrations. ISBN: 9786073015752. Each volume has 521pp. En espanol / Spanish. Each volume weighs 5lbs, so additional shipping charges may apply. In stock. Usually ships in 3 days.