Libros

A sophisticated publication dedicated to one of the most astonishing collections of African art.This book presents a variety of ritual figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo.Figurative sculpture is considered the best expression of African ritual arts and was one of the most important (...)

Ten gardens made in Italy by the most respected Italian garden architect: this is a book for lovers of greenery and the Italian landscape.The ten gardens brought together in this book located in different regions of Italy, from the wetlands of Piedmont to the gentle hills of Tuscany, from the lush (...)

From AD100 landscape architect Edmund Hollander, a collection of spectacular projects celebrating the way we live outdoors, from pastoral retreats to seaside escapes to rooftop refuges.In this book, Hollander explores the idea of home as the natural surroundings that people live in: a place of (...)

Henry Bourne's photographs of the residences and workspaces of a who's who of creative people open windows onto the groundbreaking design approaches and trends of the last three decades.For nearly thirty years, Bourne has been photographing the residences and studios of, or those designed by, some (...)

Unique view of the tronies' in art from the Netherlands Our fascination for faces transcends eras and cultures.Turning Heads Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer highlights a remarkable genre in painting to which little attention has so far been paid: tronies or study heads, which were intended first and (...)

Los aliados han liberado Francia, y las tropas alemanas en retirada conducen a un numeroso grupo de colaboracionistas del gobierno de Vichy al castillo de Sigmaringen. Éste es el punto de partida de De un castillo a otro: más de mil personas angustiadas, sin norte ni futuro, se hacinan en un (...)

Esta guía constituye un viaje hacia los orígenes del arte prerrománico: el arte visigodo (siglos VI y VII), el arte asturiano (siglos VIIIy IX) y el arte mozárabe (siglos IX y X). Tres artes o estilos característicos, sin equivalente en Europa y que determinan el Arte Prerrománico español.En cada (...)

Los ejércitos y armadas de la Monarquía Hispánica fueron pioneros en la formación de una fuerza profesional especializada en el combate a bordo de sus naves: así, sobre las gastadas huellas legadas por los classiarii romanos y otras fuerzas análogas del Bizancio medieval, por orden del emperador (...)