The best historical and descriptive guide available in any language on the architecture of this region from the 16th to the 18th centuries... Perry is a well-informed, reliable guide who writes clearly and with a fine sense for significant information and observations about the buildings. Choice
Your latest, Blue Lakes & Silver Cities is superb. Fine drawings and helpful maps... We are all indebted to you. James Early. Author: The Colonial Architecture of Mexico.
I was blown away! Tony Burton. Author: Western Mexico. A Traveller's Treasury
Richard Perry has produced a readable and useable sourcebook on the west-central provinces of viceregal Mexico for travelers and students alike...in clear and understandable language. This book could be adopted for classroom use. Colonial Latin American Historical Review
An excellent and lively synthesis. I was very impressed with the text and dazzled by the drawings. Jeanette Peterson. Author: The Paradise Garden Murals of Malinalco
A well organized and meticulously researched work Jim Tuck (Travelmex)
A delightful tour of colonial West Mexico... any serious traveler to Mexico will do well to take along this splendidly focussed guide book - Jaime Lara (The Catholic Historical Review)
An excellent guide... comprehensive, well written with a readable style. The author's precise line drawings comprise the heart of this volume showing subtle details often missed with the naked eye and invisible in color photos. I recommend this volume for anyone travelling or working in the region Latin American Antiquity