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La Colònia Güell. Imatges imprimir aquesta pàginaBook: Colònia Güell. Imatges/Imágenes/Photos/Images

Photographs: Ricard Pla and Pere Vives
Text: Miquel Domènech and Antonio G. Funes
Language: 4-language edition (Catalan/Spanish/English/French)
96 pages. Colour
Dimensions: 16 x 16 cm
Published in 2003 by the Consorci de la Colònia Güell, and Triangle Postals
Price: €6
On sale at the Visitor Reception Centre of the Colònia Güell and in bookshops.

Contents: Compendium of photographs with very brief texts, grouped in the following thematic blocks: Origin, Factory, Town, Setting, Church. Designed as a memento of the visit to the Colonia Güell.


   
La Colònia Güell. Imatges Book: Colònia Güell

Text: Josep Padró
Photographs: Lluís Casals
222 pages. Colour
Dimensions: 25 x 30.5 cm
Language: Catalan
Published in 2002 by Angle Editorial
Price: €47
On sale at the Visitor Reception Centre of the Colònia Güell and in bookshops.

Contents: A pleasant wide-ranging overview of the history of the Colònia Güell and its people, industrial production, social life, and buildings, with a profusion of historical and contemporary photographs. This is a book of great beauty, with accurate factual contents.

   
El Baix Llobregat. Una comarca de contrastos. Guía turística Book: El Baix Llobregat. Una comarca de contrastos. Guía turística.

Text: Jesús A. Vila i García
184 pages. Colour
Language: Catalan
Dimensions: 12 x 21.5 cm
Republished in 2004 by Angle Editorial
Price: €14.40
On sale at the Visitor Reception Centre of the Colònia Güell and in bookshops.

Contents: A guide to the places of tourist interest in Baix Llobregat county, arranged according to visitors’ priorities. It contains an abundance of photographs and information on every point of interest. The Colònia Güell is described extensively in the chapter on textile colonies and Art Nouveau.

   
Santa Coloma de Cervelló Book: Santa Coloma de Cervelló

Text: Josep Padró and Joan Riquelme
112 pages. Black and white
Language: Catalan
Dimensions: 17 x 25 cm
Published in 2004 by Cosetània Edicions. “La creu de terme” collection
Price: €9

Description: A look at the history of the town of Santa Coloma de Cervelló, where the Colònia Güell is located. The story of the Colony is reviewed, from its origin to our days, with references to the construction process of the buildings, the economic activity of the factory and the social life of the inhabitants

   

Book: Gaudí i l'SPAL. Trabajos de investigación y restauración del Servicio del Patrimonio Arquitectónico Local relacionados con la obra del arquitecto Antoni Gaudí i Cornet
No. 14 of the collection Quaderns Científics i Tècnics de Restauració Monumental

Direction: Antoni González
Articles by several authors
284 pages. Colour
Language: Catalan or Spanish, according to articles
Dimensions: 30 x 21 cm
Published in 2004 by Diputació Provincial de Barcelona
Price: €24
On sale at the Visitor Reception Centre of the Colònia Güell and at the bookshop of the Diputació Provincial de Barcelona(Carrer Londres, 55 - Barcelona).

Contents: Taking as their starting point the relationship between the Local Architectural Heritage Service (SPAL) of Barcelona Provincial Council and diverse buildings in which Antoni Gaudí intervened, these articles describe and analyse the archaeological, architectural and restoration-related investigations and interventions that SPAL has performed. Various articles give an in-depth look at the restoration tasks carried out on the church of the Colònia Güell.

   
Gaudí restaurado

Booklet: Gaudí restaurado

No. 481-482 of Informes de la Construcción
Articles by several authors
130 pages, black and white
Language: Spanish
Dimensions: 21 x 29.5 cm
Published in 2002 by the Eduardo Torroja Institute of the CSIC
Price: €32
On sale at the Visitor Reception Centre of the Colònia Güell and at the CSIC (Tel. 91 561 28 33).

Contents: Articles about restoration actions on Gaudí’s works, by experts who have taken part in them. Nearly half the publication is devoted to the restoration of the church of the Colonia Güell

   

Booklet: El Baix Llobregat. From Gaudí to the Modernisme of the people

Text: Antoni Sella
Photographs: Josep Cano and Archive of the Baix Llobregat County Council
26 pages. Colour
Dimensions: 21 x 21 cm
Language: Versions in Catalan/English
Spanish/French
Published in 2003 by the Publications Institute of Diputació Provincial de Barcelona. Tourism Promotion Office of Barcelona Provincial Council
Available free to visitors at the Colònia Güell, at the Art Nouveau centres of Esplugues and Sant Joan Despí, and at the tourist information offices of Baix Llobregat county.

Contents: A compendium of information and photographs of the Art Nouveau buildings and ensembles of Baix Llobregat county, with special reference to the Colonia Güell and to the towns of Esplugues and Sant Joan Despí.

   
Església Folder: The Church

Text: Xavier González
Dimensions: 9.5 x 21 cm, folded. Colour
Language: Versions in Catalan
Spanish
French
English
Japanese
German
Published by the Consorci de la Colònia Güell
Given to visitors on purchasing tickets for the visit

Contents: A concise explanation of the construction of the church and of the characteristics of this unique building. This is a brief guide for visitors.

   
La Colònia Güell Folder: La Colònia Güell

Language: versions in Catalan/English
Spanish/French
Dimensions: 14 x 21 cm, folded. Colour
Published by the Consorci de la Colònia Güell
Given to visitors on purchasing tickets for the visit

Contents: A path is proposed for visiting the Colònia Güell, based on a map of the Colony. Information is given on the most prominent buildings, together with a brief historical overview.

   

Booklet: 9 Modernista routes close to Barcelona

12 pages, colour
Dimensions 10 x 21 cm
Language: Versions in Catalan
Spanish
English
French
Published in 2004 by the Tourism Promotion Office of Diputació Provincial de Barcelona
Available free of charge to visitors of the 9 Art Nouveau routes (which include the Colònia Güell).

Contents: This is the informative material on the 9 Modernista (Art Nouveau) routes in the Barcelona area: Sitges, Terrassa, Vallès Oriental, Alt Penedès, Maresme, Alt Berguedà, Baix Llobregat, Manresa and Reus. A card is available free of charge that offers discounts for visitors along these routes.

   
Gaudí i la Colònia Güell Folder: Gaudí i la Colònia Güell

Language: 4-language edition (Catalan/Spanish/English/French)
Dimensions: 10 x 21 cm, folded. Colour
Published by the Consorci de la Colònia Güell
Designed to promote visits to the Colònia Güell, this folder is available free of charge.

Contents: An overview of the Colònia Güell and the church, in pictures and words. Information on visit modalities, hours, how to reach the Colony, etc.

   
  Collection: Postcards of the Church

9 different postcards
Published by the Consorci de la Colònia Güell and Triangle Postals
Price: €0.45 each
On sale at the Visitor Reception Centre and the Tobacconist Shop of the Colònia Güell.

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