Libros

It is no exaggeration to say that John Brookes transformed twentieth-century garden design, not only in his native Britain but throughout the world. He fundamentally changed the way people think about their gardens. In his first book, Room Outside, in 1969, he wrote, "A garden is essentially a (...)

Cosmos: Una guía de campo que da forma al vertiginoso panorama celeste explorándolo paso por paso e ilustra los planetas, lunas, estrellas, nebulosas, enanas blancas, agujerosnegros y otros cuerpos exóticos que pueblan los cielos con alrededor de 450 de las fotografías e ilustraciones más (...)

Opera is traditionally regarded as an elitist art form, far removed from reality with its fantastical plots and melodramatic divas. This lush new book shows that beneath all the opulent sets and sumptuous costumes, opera like all the arts draws on essential human emotions, creating an experience (...)

An exploration of the innovative, quintessentially Brazilian painter who merged modernism with the brilliant energy and culture of her homeland Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973) was a central figure at the genesis of modern art in her native Brazil, and her influence reverberates throughout 20th- and (...)