Written in Stone: Jesuit Buildings in Goa and Their Artistic and Architectural Features

Author:

Osswald, Cristina

Format:

Book

Year:

2013

Publisher:

Goa 1556

Place published:

Margao

Language:

English

Abstract:

A very detailed look at the art and architecture of the Jesuit buildings in Goa, once the headquarters of the Portuguese empire in the East. Among the buildings studied are the Colegio de S. Paulo Velho (1541–1578), the male and female catechumenates (1550s), the hospital for indigenous people (1551), the noviciate (1556–1664), the orphanage (1558), the first church of S. Paulo Velho (1541–1560), the second church of S. Paulo Velho (1560–1579), the Bom Jesus (1594–1605), the Colegio de S Paulo Novo (1610–1620), the colegio do Espirito Santo in Salcete, the Colegio de Santo Inacio, Rachol (1606–09), and the recreation site at Santana.

What (Subjects):

Missions -- Arts -- Architecture

Where (Locations):

Asia -- India -- Goa

When (Centuries):

16th century

17th century

Worldcat URL:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/827083235

Number of Pages:

367 p.

ISBN:

9380739168

9789380739168