Libros

The collection of drawings Teyler's Museum has a widely known international reputation. This book is part of a series in which previously books were published on Italian drawings of the 15th and 16th century, and on Dutch drawings dating from 1575-1630 and 1740-1800. This book describes the 257 (...)

AD100 and Elle Decor A-List designer Timothy Corrigan shares his secrets for creating rooms that are elegant and comfortable, luxurious yet livable.Throughout his career, Corrigan has established a look that is layered and detailed, while always suitable for the way people live today. His (...)

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 (...)

Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), el padre de la botánica moderna, da nombre a una llamativa flor y a su color correspondiente, el fucsia. En 1543 combinó sus excepcionales conocimientos de botánica con revolucionarias investigaciones medicas en el The New Herbal, un catálogo de medio millar de plantas y (...)

The eleven wall painting fragments from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun that were brought to the British Museum in the early 19th century have long been recognised as some of the finest examples of ancient Egyptian art and have been considered among the greatest treasures of the British Museum. This (...)

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 (...)