Libros

El derrumbamiento del movimiento moderno en las artes ha suscitado un asombroso repertorio de respuestas artísticas y críticas. Los veinticinco ensayos que recoge Arte después de la modernidad proporcionan una perspectiva general de las direcciones más interesantes que han seguido el arte y la (...)

La presente obra presenta un manual de contenido teórico-práctico, conforme al currículo académico, concebido para la formación de los estudiantes en el ámbito de la restauración de pintura. En sus diversos capítulos el lector encontrará las pautas necesarias para conocer todo lo relacionado con (...)

This beautiful publication accompanies an exhibition that brings together the only two known self-portraits by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), one of the finest painters of the Spanish Golden Age. Painted almost twenty years apart, these two remarkable paintings are often overshadowed by (...)

En el presente estudio las notables realizaciones del Renacimiento temprano quedan situadas en una prespectiva histórica global. Situándose a ambos lados de la frontera entre las artes plásticas y la literatura, el libro nos describe el mundo de Dante y Giotto, analizando las circunstancias e (...)

The book describes and analyses the Scanian War, which was fought from 1675 to 1679 between, on one side, primarily Brandenburg and Denmark-Norway and, on the other, Sweden. The war was mainly fought in Scania, the former Danish lands along the border with Sweden, and in northern Germany. The (...)

A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewelry and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops This richly illustrated history...

This lively book reveals the clothing and fashion of the world depicted in Jane Austen's beloved books, focusing on the long Regency between the years 1795 and 1825. During this period, accelerated change saw Britain's turbulent entry into the modern age, and clothing reflected these (...)

The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. Many call the (...)

In 1634 the Thirty Years' War had taken a spectacular turn. The great protagonists of 1630, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Generals Tilly and Wallenstein were dead.The Swedish army was disoriented without the presence of its charismatic king. Chancellor Oxenstierna was to preserve his legacy, (...)