Libros

A celebration of European painting from the thirteenth to the early twentieth century.The National Gallery, London, houses one of the finest collections of western European paintings in the world. Its extraordinary range includes masterpieces from the early medieval and Renaissance periods to (...)

The War of the Pacific (in Spanish, Guerra del Pacifico), also known as the Saltpeter War (Guerra del salitre), was a war between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance that lasted from 1879 to 1884. It was fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert. The war (...)

La National Gallery de Londres exhibe pinturas propiedad de la nación británica desde 1824. Entre los puntos focales de la colección se encuentran pinturas de finales de la Edad Media, el Renacimiento italiano y el Barroco holandés, que, como la pintura británica del siglo XVIII y del siglo XIX, (...)

Gardening is trending, and today s gardeners are embracing ecologically sound principles conserving water; avoiding invasives; reducing chemicals; supporting wildlife; and reviving time-tested, organic practices. Featuring sites across a variety of climates and conditions, this book includes (...)

Museum catalog for a multi-location exhibit on the Roman cult of Mithras. A collection of 75 articles by experts in the field, and lavish images detailing both the history of the cult, and the exhibit itself.

The essential exploration of the design, history, and culture of the motorcycle an icon of the machine ageMotorcycles are ubiquitous in the world's streets and cities, evolving over decades in engineering and design to meet individual transportation needs. With the coming demise of the internal (...)

Desde que fue creada en 1824, la National Gallery es un punto de referencia para los visitantes y los residentes de Londres. Desde sus inicios en la casa de John Julius Angerstein en Mayfair hasta su sede actual en Trafalgar Square, ha ampliado tanto su colección como su presencia y se ha (...)