by Ramón de Mesonero Romanos · Extramuros Edición · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498624403
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«Manual de Madrid. Descripción de la Corte y de la Villa» is a work of local history by Ramón de Mesonero Romanos, in paperback (Extramuros, 400 pages).
A work of Madrid costumbrismo: Mesonero Romanos portrays the capital through its traditions, customs, illustrious figures, iconic buildings, urban geography and popular entertainments. The tour, centred on the Madrid of 1831, also describes the city's evolution from its origins to the nineteenth century.
Facsimile edition of the work originally published in 1831, part of the Biblioteca de la Comunidad de Madrid collection.
A work of interest to those studying the local history of Madrid and nineteenth-century costumbrismo.
