Libros

El derrumbamiento del movimiento moderno en las artes ha suscitado un asombroso repertorio de respuestas artísticas y críticas. Los veinticinco ensayos que recoge Arte después de la modernidad proporcionan una perspectiva general de las direcciones más interesantes que han seguido el arte y la (...)

Desde los prolegómenos humanistas de Vasari hasta el impulso científico que, en la corriente del siglo XIX, traería consigo la instauración de la Historia del arte como saber universitario, la disciplina no ha podido evitar recurrir constantemente al concepto de progreso como vertebrador del (...)

La presente obra presenta un manual de contenido teórico-práctico, conforme al currículo académico, concebido para la formación de los estudiantes en el ámbito de la restauración de pintura. En sus diversos capítulos el lector encontrará las pautas necesarias para conocer todo lo relacionado con (...)

This beautiful publication accompanies an exhibition that brings together the only two known self-portraits by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), one of the finest painters of the Spanish Golden Age. Painted almost twenty years apart, these two remarkable paintings are often overshadowed by (...)

A fascinating exploration of the time Winslow Homer spent in England and how it influenced his artWinslow Homer (1836 1910) is widely regarded as the greatest American painter of the 19th century, but it is not well known that he spent a pivotal period of time on the other side of the Atlantic. The (...)

En el presente estudio las notables realizaciones del Renacimiento temprano quedan situadas en una prespectiva histórica global. Situándose a ambos lados de la frontera entre las artes plásticas y la literatura, el libro nos describe el mundo de Dante y Giotto, analizando las circunstancias e (...)

A lavishly illustrated, in-depth early history covering two thousand years of diamond jewelry and commerce, from the Indian mines to European merchants, courts, and workshops This richly illustrated history...

This lively book reveals the clothing and fashion of the world depicted in Jane Austen's beloved books, focusing on the long Regency between the years 1795 and 1825. During this period, accelerated change saw Britain's turbulent entry into the modern age, and clothing reflected these (...)

Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it primitive. Today, we have slowly come to realize (...)

The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. Many call the (...)

This book examines the RAF's ground attack capabilities, the threats it faced, and the weapons, technologies and aircraft developed to counter those threats from the end of World War II to the present day, moving from the era of the Hawker Typhoon to that of the Eurofighter Typhoon.Throughout the (...)

During the 17th century, Europe experienced only four years of general peace: 1610 and 1680-82. This scenario of almost continuous strife provided the terrain for the rise of the standing professional armies. The states were eager to avoid a repetition of the chaos and destruction that had plagued (...)

Although Spain had been for many years on the periphery of the great affairs of Europe, within a few months of the Civil War breaking out in 1936, three out of the four major European powers - Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union - decided to intervene. Spain turned out to be the perfect proving (...)

In 1634 the Thirty Years' War had taken a spectacular turn. The great protagonists of 1630, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Generals Tilly and Wallenstein were dead.The Swedish army was disoriented without the presence of its charismatic king. Chancellor Oxenstierna was to preserve his legacy, (...)

El boom de los 60 fue un momento clave para la fotografía de moda, con el inicio de las supermodelos y la llegada de la sensacional y radicalmente diferente Twiggy.El artista y restaurador Antoni Miralda presenta por primera vez su fotografía de moda de los años sesenta de París y Londres en un (...)

At the height of the Cold War it was Britain's V-Force and its Valiant, Vulcan and Victor bombers that carried the UK's nuclear deterrent from the mid Fifties until the end of the Sixties. Their nuclear arsenal included not just freefall bombs but far more advanced weapons such as the Blue Steel (...)