Iliad Bookshop is very pleased to present this gorgeous new pop-up book. California Missions Volume 2 uses stunning laser-cut pop-ups to recreate the last 11 of the 21 original California missions founded by the Franciscan missionaries during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Each pop-up is accompanied by color photos of the actual mission, and text describing the history of that mission. The book's creator Hamid N. Zadeh is a paper architect whose company, Geomancy, has produced stunning pop-up greeting cards for years, many of which recreated great works of world architecture and Islamic art; his previous book, Bam Citadel: A Three Dimensional Commemorative, is also available from Iliad.

The book begins with a preface by Hamid, a brief overall history of the missions, and a biography of Father Junipero Serra. The missions covered in this volume are:

• Mission Santa Barbara
• Mission La Purisima Concepcion De Maria Santisima
• Mission La Exultacion De La Santa Cruz
• Mission Nuestra Senora De La Soledad
• Mission San Juan Bautista
• Mission San Miguel Arcangel
• Mission San Fernando Rey De Espana
• Mission San Luis Rey De Francia
• Mission Santa Ines
• Mission San Rafael Arcangel
• Mission San Francisco Solano

The book is hardback, spiralbound, with color photos and pop-ups, in a full color dust jacket. Our copies are new, in the original shipping box.

The first pop-up:

1. Mission Santa Barbara "Named for St. Barbara, a 3rd century martyr, this was the first mission to be founded by Padre Fermin Francisco de Lasuen who became successor to Padre Serra as presidente of the missions..."

The fourth pop-up:

4. Mission Nuestra Senora De La Soledad "Founded by Padre Lasuen and named Our Lady of Solitude, this mission is located on a plain west of the Salinas River. Life was so unpleasant on the dry, barren land that over 30 padres served within a 44 year period..."

The tenth pop-up:

10. Mission San Rafael Arcangel "Founded by Padre Vicente de Serria and dedicated to Saint Rafael, the angel of bodily healing, this mission functioned as an assistencia, or convalescent hospital, of Mission San Francisco de Asis..."

Here's what some of our customers have said about Hamid's earlier book, Bam Citadel:

"thank you for the book, is very beautiful...thank you"

"What a find! A++++ Superb packaging! thanks!"

"FABULOUS! Thank you."

(Check our ebay feedback to see some of these comments and more)

We are proud to offer California Missions Volume 2: A Three-Dimensional Commemorative for the original retail price of $75.00, plus shipping. To order, buy directly from our listing at Amazon, or drop us an e-mail

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Also available:
California Missions Volume 1: A Three Dimensional Commemorative