Vintage 1981 Hard Cover Book `50 Cape Dutch Houses` By Chris Jansen 96pgs 21,5 x 30,5 cm

This item is secondhand and in good condition. In this gallery of fifty old Cape buildings, Chris Jansen has not limited his portraits to the beautifully kept national monuments of Cape Dutch architecture, but has wandered through the yards and outbuildings of the farmsteads, capturing the mellow atmosphere of another age and way of life: that harmony with the cycle of seasons which gives the impression that the thick-walled buildings simply grew out of the earth on which they stand. The country towns and villages - Stellenbosch, Tulbagh, Graaff-Reinet - mirror the same gracious formality in their churches and houses, and the subtle play of shadows and light on walls whitened by layer upon layer of limewash is one of their greatest charms. Chris Jansen's unerring eye has marked out the gleaming beauty of fifty Cape buildings in their tranquil settings to create a portfolio of dignity and mellowness, which will both record and become a part of our African heritage. Published by Don Nelson Publishers, Cape Town - 96 pages and measures 21,5 x 30,5 cm. Please view images as part of description. Welcome to combine items.