Libros

Los avances técnicos, las crecientes exigencias de confort y la necesidad de una gestión económica y ecológica de los recursos energéticos han dado lugar al incremento del equipamiento técnico en los edificios. Debido a la amplitud de los conocimientos necesarios, inabarcables incluso para los (...)

El Inventario del Alcázar de Madrid de 1666 se redactó tras el fallecimiento de Felipe IV el 17 de septiembre de 1665. El documento refleja el afán coleccionista del monarca, quien en sus cuarenta y cuatro años de reinado multiplicó exponencialmente el número de obras artísticas en sus palacios. (...)

A sweeping survey of the work of celebrated bon vivant Federico Forquet--whose decades-long design career has embraced couture fashion, elegant interiors, and imaginative gardens, reflecting both the best of Italian style and the dolce vita era of Rome.Through his long and crowded life, polyglot (...)

Daughter of the late David Hicks and goddaughter to Prince Charles, India Hicks is known for her irreverent take on style. In her previous books, she invited readers into her homes on Harbour Island and in England. For her third book, India presents her own slightly madcap spin on entertaining. (...)

Rattan evokes the glamour and exoticism of the Riviera, grand yachts, and tropical verandas. It appeared in Impressionist paintings, and dazzling celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and Gina Lollobrigida were photographed lounging on it. Now, rattan is regaining its allure and becoming increasingly (...)

The most important, most visited, and most renowned of all of Britain's stately homes, Blenheim has been home to the Churchill family for more than 300 years.Regarded as perhaps the greatest of the stately homes and the finest example of baroque architecture in Great Britain, Blenheim is a treasure (...)