Libros

La valoración moderna del paisaje castellano ha involucrado la figura del palomar. En este libro el palomar es contemplado como un edificio, dotado de una compleja naturaleza plástica y funcional. Es ante todo una arquitectura popular y secular que nos ofrece el producto de la decantación de una (...)

Pintura. Técnicas artísticas es la guía más práctica y completa para todos aquellos que quieran introducirse en el mundo de la pintura y para todos los que quieran perfeccionar sus habilidades artísticas.Empezando por los conceptos más básicos, como la observación y el dibujo del natural, esta guía (...)

In August 1940, the Luftwaffe began an operation to destroy or neutralize RAF Fighter Command, and enable Hitler to invade Britain that autumn. It was a new type of air warfare: the first ever offensive counter-air campaign against an integrated air defence system. Powerful, combat-proven and (...)

In August 1940, the Luftwaffe began an operation to destroy or neutralize RAF Fighter Command, and enable Hitler to invade Britain that autumn. It was a new type of air warfare: the first ever offensive counter-air campaign against an integrated air defence system. Powerful, combat-proven and (...)

From about 2000 BCE onward, Egypt served as an important nexus for cultural exchange in the eastern Mediterranean, importing and exporting not just wares but also new artistic techniques and styles. Egyptian, Greek, and Roman craftsmen imitated one another's work, creating cultural and artistic (...)

One of the prime objectives for the Allies following the D-Day landings was the capture of sufficient ports to supply their armies. The original Overlord plans assumed that ports along the Breton coast would be essential to expansion of the Normandy beach-head. This included the major ports at (...)

Carisio Fernández-Rodríguez Martínez ?sus amigos le llaman Carisio a secas? tiene 95 años y millones de recuerdos, de experiencias, de vida. Sobrevivió a la guerra, trabajó como maderero, se licenció en Derecho, eligió Soria como hogar y en el año 2002, a su regreso a Madrid, publicó su primera (...)

This generously illustrated volume features Mark Bradford's newest work which deals with the body and the performance of identity. Mark Bradford's layered, multi-textured paintings have earned him wide critical acclaim. His latest body of work comprises a new group of paintings and a video, each of (...)