Libros

La pintura de 1200 a 1500 es un espejo de su tiempo, marcado por una profunda religiosidad y tendencias progresivas, por la prosperidad económica, así como por las devastadoras guerras y epidemias. A una perspectiva religiosa se unen temas seculares y esfuerzos para lograr una forma realista de (...)

Entre obras maestras populares y artistas poco conocidos, este libro despliega nueve siglos de historia de la pintura francesa. Contiene más de 450 obras que muestran frescos medievales, iluminaciones góticas, retratos renacentistas, pinturas clásicas o románticas, pero también obras de arte (...)

A los 50 años de su fallecimiento, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) continúa siendo un referente, un sinónimo de Arte. Eugenio d Ors finalizaba su ensayo sobre Goya con estas palabras: Cualquier asunto parece claro, hasta el día en que se le concede un poco de estudio . Probablemente sea lo que aquí (...)

In autumn 1621, at a fortified camp near Khotyn (Chocim), in the Principality of Moldavia, allied Polish, Lithuanian and Cossack armies faced a large Ottoman army led by Sultan Osman II. It was the concluding act of a war that had started with the defeat of a Polish army at Cecora one year earlier. (...)

This book describes and analyses the Manchu, or Qing, army in all its aspects. The emphasis lies on the Qing army in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century, because this is the time when the Manchu military system developed its own characteristics and reached maturity. Furthermore, having (...)

Explores the evolution of the German military system post-Peace of Westphalia, detailing its development, role in Europe, and the unique defensive political culture of the German states.After the Peace of Westphalia, several German states developed a disciplined military' that produced outstanding (...)

Details the structure, tactics, and equipment of his forces, with battle analyses and scholarly insights.The Army of Alexander the Great provides a comprehensive account of the army with which Alexander conquered the Persian Empire. It details the organisation, equipment, appearance, drill and (...)

Confrontation of Kings presents, for the first time in English, the largest battle of the war of the Swedish Deluge (1655-1660). During three days of fighting, the Swedish-Brandenburg Alliance faced the combined Polish, Lithuanian, and Tatar armies. It was a clash between Western and Eastern styles (...)

A set of miniature wargame rules that lets players command armies from Japan, China, Southeast Asia, and India, spanning the Renaissance and shaping the future of empires.Renatio et Gloriam is a set of tabletop miniature rules that allows you to fight largescale battles from the Renaissance. (...)