On Sunday, April 15th between 4 and 6 pm, stop in Arcana: Books on the Arts to meet author and photographer Melba Levick and co-author Ruben G. Mendoza in celebration of the publication of The California Missions from Rizzoli!

The twenty-one missions of California – from San Diego to San Francisco Solano – are historic treasures and sites of pilgrimage for visitors from the world over. Intrinsically beautiful structures typically built of adobe brick and wood, adorned with towers, domes, whitewashed stucco, often surrounded by lush gardens, the missions are at the very heart of California.

Established by Spanish padres, built by Native Californians, and preserved and restored by historians and architects, California’s missions are unique monuments to the region’s indigenous and European histories. This colorful, informative exploration of all twenty-one sites, each with its own rich story to tell, journeys along the historic Camino Real from Mission Dolores with its flower-strewn courtyard gardens in San Francisco, to San Juan Capistrano, famous for the swallows that flock to its inviting grounds. With lush photography that captures the missions’ details so splendidly, this is the perfect book for mission visitors and lovers of their strong and simple forms.

Upcoming Events at Arcana Books

Saturday, April 21st, 4 to 6 pm
JESSICA ANTOLA: CIRCADIAN LANDSCAPE

Saturday, May 19th, 4 to 6 pm
INTERNATIONAL SIGNAL CODE ALPHABET BY CORITA KENT