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Book:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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