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Contents Introduction Chapter 1: What is a “hydraulic mosaic”? Short description Short description of the fabrication process Presses Chaper 2: History of tiles: from European Roots to Havana The short but intense life of the hydraulic tile industry The mosaico hidráulico before Cuba Havana - Economic Context - Architecture of the Mould - Production Chapter 3: Development of Styles Types of buildings in which hydraulic tile fl ooring is found Styles of architecture and of mosaicos hidráulicos Standard product serving a market – marketing Styles - Art Nouveau – Eclecticismo - Art Deco - 1950s Chapter 4: Across Cuba Trinidad Santa Clara - Remedios - Sagua la Grande - The Las Villas connection Spanish links and the provincial Art Nouveau Cienfuegos Small scale rustic factories Santiago de Cuba - Portales - rare designs Baracoa Regional character Chapter 5: Common Patterns, Moulds and Copying Exact matches – transporting of moulds - sharing designs Inexact matches Chapter 6: Accesories and the Imitation of the other Materials Marbling – brick – mosaic – wood – encaustic clay tiles Tiles for external spaces – false ‘Roman’ mosaic – grey cement with relief Skirtings and dados – azulejos – hydraulic mosaic Chapter 7: Conventions for Installation and Layout Plain tile margin (faja) “Carpet” pattern and border Typical Havana house - Sala and Saleta – bedrooms – service rooms Trinidad Grand houses in Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba Breaking the Rules Chapter 8: Production of Hydraulic Mosaics after 1959 Decline world-wide Nationalising of the Cuban building industry Loss of artisanship Loss of quality inf the construction industry Green shoots of recovery Current production - Las Tunas factory - La Habana Vieja factory Small scale artisan Production Chapter 9: Problems and Recommendations Lack of communication about factories to construction professionals Factories too distant Importance of mosaico fl oors not recognised by construction professionals Lack of knowledge how to treat mosaico hidráulico fl oors Loss of mosaico hidráulico fl oors in private houses Small scale artisan producers Fabrication problems – lack of materials Expense Conclusion Glossary Biblography Interviews Appendix A: List of Cuban mosaico hidráulico factories (Juan de la Cuevas Toraya) Appendix B: Fabrication, Laying, Treatment and Maintenance All photographs by the author unless otherwise stated
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