Blurb
Ibiza & Formentera’s Heritage forms an ideal companion to an archipelago boasting more than three millennia of historic monuments: neolithic settlements, Phoenician temples, Carthaginian dye-works, Islamic watermills, Renaissance defences, fortified churches, sturdy refuge towers, straw-roofed windmills, and traditional farmhouses. The surprising facts beneath today’s party capital are brought vividly to light via attractive reconstructions and a text aimed at non-experts and archaeology buffs alike. This handsomely-illustrated guide combines erudition with readability, constituting an invaluable addition to the Balearic bookshelf.
Author
Paul Davis was born in South Wales and educated at Dyfed College of Art. He has worked for the Dyfed Archaeological Trust, and is author-illustrator of ten books on the historic monuments of Wales, three in their second edition. The present work grew out of annual holidays on Ibiza, and a feeling that visitors as well as locals would appreciate a layman’s guide to the most important sites. He currently lives near Cardiff where he works as a surveyor. The present work grew out of annual holidays on Ibiza, and a feeling that visitors as well as locals would appreciate a layman’s guide to the most important sites showing what else Ibiza has to offer other than the disco and nightclub, and providing island residents with a fresh view of their cherished history.
Publisher
Barbary Press takes its name from a stretch of North African coast opposite Ibiza, recalled both in Formentera’s Cap de Barbaria and in the Barbary fig - known otherwise as the prickly pear. Its logo, the lateen-rigged xebec, was the fighting ship of both Barbary pirates and Ibicenco corsairs, and reflects the close ties between the Pityuses and the Berber lands further south. The vessel played a vital role in island defence with triangular sails allowing it to sail close to the wind. Ibiza’s Heritage is the sixth work in a publishing programme which celebrates the rich cultural scene on Ibiza and Formentera. Eivissa-Ibiza: A Hundred Years of Light and Shade (2000, 2nd ed. 2007) and Eivissa-Ibiza: Island out of Time (2005) present the islands through the eyes of a hundred twentieth-century photographers, together with matching literary extracts. Birds of Ibiza (2006) showcases Sarah Nechamkin’s avian paintings, which feature a range of island landscapes. Leif Borthen’s The Road to San Vicente (2007), with wood engravings by Bill Fulljames, and articles by six other writers, recaptures Ibiza profunda in 1933 and 1960. And finally, Alexis Brown’s A Valley Wide (2008, also with wood engravings) is another engaging memoir about San Vicente, but seen from a very different angle (the author moved there with her family in 1960). All Barbary titles are available in Spanish and English, and some in other languages as well.
Other Books by Paul R. Davis
Castles of Glamorgan (1983)
Historic Gower (1986, 2nd ed. 1997)
Castles of Dyfed (1987, 2nd ed. 2000: A Company of Forts)
Castles of the Welsh Princes (1988, 2nd ed. 2007)
Lost Churches of Wales and the Marches (1990,)
Historic West Wales (1992)
Historic Inns and Taverns of Wales and the Marches (1993)
Historic Rhondda: An Archaeological and Topographical Survey (1996)
Sacred Springs: In Search of the Holy Wells and Spas of Wales (2003)
Hearth & Home: The Story of the Welsh House (2009)
Publisher
Publisher: Barbary Press, Ibiza
Distributor: Balàfia Postals
Dimensions: 220/216/208 pages, 53 drawings, 40 photographs, 12 maps 16.5 x 22 cm
Price: 25 euro plus postage
ISBN: 978-84-61229079 (English) (Ibiza and Formentera’s Heritage: A Non-Clubber’s Guide)
ISBN: 978-84-61229086 (Spanish) (Ibiza y Formentera: el legado histórico)
ISBN: 978-84-61330515 (Catalan) (Eisvissa I Formentera: el llegat historic)
Languages: Three Editions:
English: Ibiza and Formentera’s Heritage: A Non-Clubber’s Guide)
Spanish: (Ibiza y Formentera: el legado histórico)
Catalan: Eisvissa I Formentera: el llegat historic)
Date of Publication: December 2009
Book Launch: 8.30 p.m. Friday 11th December 2009 in the Biblioteca Municipal d’Eivissa, Can Vensoa, .Avenida
d’Ignasi Wallis, 26 Ibiza town. Guest speakers Salvador Roig, Emily Kaufman and Martin Davies
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Can Frare Verd |
Poblado Cap Barbaria |
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Balàfia |
Ses Feixes |
Torre Refugio Can Negre |
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How to purchase this book
Ibiza and Formentera’s Heritage: A Non-Clubber’s Guide by Paul R. Davis is available for purchase by directly contacting this office either by e-mail, fax, letter and telephone or in person. Payment is accepted by cash, traveller's cheques or by VISA and MasterCard.
The price of this book is 25 euro plus the cost of airmail postage and packaging to Spain 1 euro, UK/Europe 5 euro, the Rest of the World 8 euro and Airmail 10 euro.
Martin Davies
martindavies@liveibiza.com
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