Libros

One of only seven editors-in-chief in American Vogue's history, Jessica Daves has remained one of fashion's most enigmatic figures-until now. Diana Vreeland's direct predecessor in the role, it is Daves who first catapulted the magazine into modernity.A testament to a changing America on every (...)

As 1794 opened, Revolutionary France stood on a knife's edge of failure. Its army and navy had been shaken by the revolution, with civil war and famine taking its toll on their resources. Seeking to bring a revitalizing supply of food from its Caribbean colonies and the United States, the French (...)

Hunt the Bismarck tells the story of Operation Rheinubung, the Atlantic sortie of the Nazi Germany's largest battleship in May 1941.Bismarck entered service in the summer of 1940. She was well-armed, with eight 15-inch guns as well as a powerful array of lighter weapons, while her armoured (...)

A visual delight, and a designer's dream-the decorative details of great European paintings transformed into beautiful two-dimensional patternsRichly embroidered robes. Intricate lace collars. Elaborately laid floor tiles. Delicately carved and modeled cornices and capitals. These are among the (...)

El libro repasa la trayectoria de Pere Casanovas y su intensa colaboración con artistas tan significativos como Antoni Tàpies, Jorge Oteiza, Pablo Palazuelo, Antoni Llena, Juan Muñoz, Frederic Amat, Perejaume, Josep Guinovart, Jaume Plensa, Antoni Miralda, Sergi Aguilar, Miquel Navarro, Robert (...)

"Allí donde proponen obras, yo no pretendo más que mostrar mi espíritu", escribió. Y cumplió con lo escrito. Padre del teatro moderno, figura notoria del surrealismo y una de las voces más emblemáticas de la literatura del siglo XX, Antonin Artaud es un estallido permanente en cada palabra, en cada (...)