by Joan de Déu Prats Pijoan · Montaber · tapa dura · ISBN 9788492442881
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«Historias y leyendas de Barcelona» is the history and legends book by Joan de Déu Prats Pijoan, published by Montaber in hardback (192 pages).
It brings together real and legendary episodes from the history of Barcelona, from the Roman foundation to the telegraph or the neuron. It traces the imprint of Iberians, Romans, Visigoths, Muslims, Franks and Catalans and combines rigour with deductions and interpretations to show how that past made the city an open and welcoming place.
It is the first edition, published in 2010, and is part of the Cultura urbana collection.
For readers interested in the local history of Barcelona, folklore and urban legends, with a popularising approach.
