Libros

An exponent of artisan craftsmanship and theatrical fantasy often compared to Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton, Guo Pei dresses Chinese state dignitaries and American celebrities alike in richly bejewelled creations of imperial opulence. The designer s first monograph, published on the occasion (...)

¿Se acuerda alguien del conquense Julián Romero de Ibarrola? Nació hace cinco siglos. Fue uno de los soldados españoles más famosos del siglo XVI. Un hombre que, desde su adolescencia, pasó la mayor parte de su vida junto a la muerte, matando en la lucha y evitando ser muerto. Dicen que vivió con (...)

Over the last 30 years, the technical' or armed pick-up truck has become arguably the most ubiquitous military land vehicle of modern warfare.Harking back to the armed Jeeps and Chevrolet trucks of the SAS and Long Range Desert Group in North Africa in World War II, the world's first insurgent (...)

Con el nacimiento de la actual Puerta del Sol arranca esta investigación, que cobra vida con sus establecimientos comerciales, el bullicio de sus gentes y los personajes conocidos que, junto a aquellos, van a dar a la plaza y los primeros tramos de la calle Alcalá su sello característico, tan (...)

¿Qué es una iglesia? ¿Cómo se construye? El arquitecto y el promotor que se enfrentan a la ardua misión de erigir un espacio sagrado son como funambulistas que recorren juntos, temblando, el sutil alambre que salva el abismo entre lo vulgar y lo sublime, lo natural y lo sobrehumano, lo sensible y (...)

La iglesia de San Luis de los Franceses está considerada como una de las obras maestras del arte barroco hispánico, sin embargo, no es un templo suficientemente conocido ni valorado por la sociedad sevillana. Era la capilla pública del noviciado de la provincia bética de la Compañía de Jesús y fue (...)

The accompanying catalogue to the first major exhibition to consider the relationship between the photographic medium and the history of abstraction in the twentieth century, on display at London's Tate Modern.The exhibition catalogue will be arranged in a broadly chronological way to tell the (...)

A beautiful book that argues artists were fascinated by still life painting considerably earlier than previously thought This eloquent and generously illustrated book asserts that artists were fascinated by and extremely skilled at still life significantly earlier than previously thought. Instead (...)

This landmark book is published to coincide with a major exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of Cook's first voyage. A stunningly illustrated, object-centred history, this book offers a once in a generation opportunity to discover the uniquely rich Captain Cook collection of the British (...)

The emergence of the tank in World War I led to the development of the first infantry weapons to defend against tanks. Anti-tank rifles became commonplace in the inter-war years and in the early campaigns of World War II in Poland and the Battle of France, which saw renewed use in the form of the (...)