Libros

Recording Alexander von Humboldt's historic expedition to the Americas and Cuba - hailed by many as the 'scientific discovery of America' - these intricate and delicately tinted prints reveal his revolutionary findings as he traveled through jungles, across rivers, and over mountainous terrain. The (...)

This groundbreaking book reveals the complex origins of African wax print textiles. In beautifully illustrated chapters, Anne Grosfilley traces the process of printing and dying the fabric, involving wax or indigo, to its West Indian roots. She also explores the differences of mass-produced and (...)

The battleships of the Kriegsmarine are only four vessels in total, which they managed to put into operational service in 1935-1941. The first two of those, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, did not make as spectacular combat career as the other two. So far, no extensive memories of seamen sailing them (...)

This fully illustrated catalog, with essays by leading and emerging scholars in the field of Picasso studies, tells the remarkable story of Pablo Picasso's breakthrough year 1901 as an artist. It brings together an extraordinary group of paintings to explore his rapid artistic development during (...)

En esta publicación se presenta por primera vez de manera monográfica un estudio multidisciplinar sobre la cerámica arquitectónica en la Alhambra, abarcando tanto la vidriada como la que está sin vidriar. Es uno de los elementos más importantes, puesto que una buena parte de la ciudad palatina está (...)

El juego áureo, quizá uno de los libros más bellos e importantes de los dedicados a la alquimia, reúne una exhaustiva selección de los mejores emblemas alquímicos que fueron grabados en el siglo XVII, procedentes de las mejores bibliotecas del mundo y comentados por Stanislas Klossowski de Rola, (...)

Avec Simon Vouet et Charles Le Brun, Poerson fut un des principaux acteurs de la rénovation de l'école française au milieu du XVIIe siècle. Cet ouvrage collectif rend au peintre la place éminente qu'il occupait de son vivant.