Facade and Capilla Abierto, Iglesia de San Jerónimo, Tlamaco, Mexico – Historic Reproduction
![Facade and Capilla Abierto, Iglesia de San Jerónimo, Tlamaco, Mexico, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bb/bbfd02fa4c0e-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Facade and Capilla Abierto, Iglesia de San Jerónimo, Tlamaco, Mexico, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Facade and Capilla Abierto, Iglesia de San Jerónimo, Tlamaco, Mexico
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What sets this view apart is its focus on the open chapel, a roofed arcade projecting from the front of the church of San Jerónimo in Tlamaco, rather than the building as a whole. Open chapels were a common feature of mendicant churches in New Spain during the 16th century, when friars needed room for large congregations that could not fit inside. The arcade and the plain stone facade reflect the practical, sturdy design of those early colonial churches. The caption card gives no date, so the photograph's exact age is unknown, but its subject belongs to that long building tradition.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Arch.--Details; Churches--Mexico; Mex.; AHC Cat.; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,236 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140218 |
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