Mission : the history and architecture of the missions of North America
(Book)

"A Marc Jaffe book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237).

"This lavishly illustrated history of the Spanish missions in North America traces for the first time the distinctive influences on their architecture. In these churches Arab and Catholic traditions combined to infuse a unique style into the New World. From Sonora in northern Mexico to the lands of the Apache in Arizona, from New Mexico to San Antonio, Texas, along the coast of California and on the shores of La Florida, the friars left their stamp on the missions, captured here in brilliant scope and detail. With stunning photographs taken exclusively for this book, here is a glorious visual document of the missions of North America and a fascinating account of how they changed the landscape of the American South and West." -- Page [4] cover.