Libros

Aunque España fue una de las principales potencias comerciales y coloniales de la Edad Moderna, su papel en la circulación de las exportaciones de porcelana china distaba mucho de estar claro, por lo que la presente obra, dedicada a la recepción de esta clase de piezas en tiempos de los Austrias, (...)

When Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire in April 1877, it was the fifth time during the nineteenth century that hostilities had broken out between the two empires. On this occasion the other Great Powers had done all they could to prevent it, although public opinion in the West had been (...)

A brilliant selection of virtually unknown and rare photographs of India taken between 1855 and 1911. Images include the work of early photographers and adventurers who first recorded the glories of the Himalayas, ancient archeological wonders and the picturesque façade of the British Raj in the (...)

La monografia di Nicola Spinosa su Aniello Falcone (Napoli, 1607-1656) documenta le tante affollate battaglie' con e senza eroi e le più rare composizioni a fresco, su tela o su rame realizzate dal pittore muovendo dalla diretta conoscenza dei bamboccianti' e, probabilmente, delle tele per le (...)

Entrée dans les collections du Louvre en 1800, La Vierge au chancelier Rolin, peinte par Jan Van Eyck vers 1435, vient d'être restaurée. C'est un grand événement auquel le Louvre a souhaité consacrer une exposition et un livre afin d'y associer le public. C'est, en effet, une occasion unique de (...)