Libros

Conflicts between Christian powers and the Ottoman Empire displayed completely different characteristics compared to other contemporary wars fought in Europe, war without mercy being the norm. The tones adopted by Western literature to describe the Ottomans resemble the ones recently used against (...)

Este libro versa sobre damas que tuvieron un papel preponderante en el desarrollo de las artes. En vano podemos buscar la intervención femenina en la creación artística, pues históricamente no era un oficio las artes visuales no formaban parte de las Arte Liberales propio de mujeres. No obstante, (...)

The Soviet Union's first successful atomic bomb detonation in August 1949 was a wakeup call for US Navy planners. The possibility of a single Soviet aircraft wiping out an entire convoy of merchant ships with a nuclear weapon had suddenly become very real. With military budgets having shrunk prior (...)

The first book dedicated to Picasso's self-portraits, many held in private collections and published here for the first time.Much has been said and written about Picasso's life and art, but until now his self-portraits have never been studied and presented in a single book, perhaps because the (...)

The first book to consider Anselm Kiefer's photography and use of photographs in his wider artistic practice.Known for his monumental painting and installations, the internationally celebrated artist Anselm Kiefer's works are marked by a constant questioning of history and collective memory. Born (...)