Balay ukit : tropical architecture in pre-WWII Filipino houses /

Morales, Maria Virginia Y.

Balay ukit : tropical architecture in pre-WWII Filipino houses / written by Maria Virginia Yap Morales ; the research team, Maria Virginia Yap Morales, Kublai Millan, Rosalie Zerrudo, Karl Gaspar ; Architectural committee Edmundo Viacrucis, Ericson Europa, Omar Payumo. - xii, 230 pages : illustrations 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index.

'Balay Ukit' offers a new perspective within which to locate a important traditional Filipino architectural form, one which flourished between the closing decades under Spain and the last decade under the US (1880-1940). Based on the research and documentation of Maria Virginia Yap Morales, the book focuses on the woodwork and the embroidery made of it during the late 19th to early 20th centuries. (Source: http://artbooks.ph)

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Architecture--Philippines
Architecture, Domestic--Philippines.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural --Philippines.

NA 7442 / .M792 2013