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Refranes que dicen los viejos, también conocido bajo el título de Seniloquium, es una colección manuscrita de refranes glosados del último tercio del siglo XV. Contiene unos quinientos refranes en castellano y unas cuatrocientas sentencias en latín; por su fecha de redacción, por su organización y contenido es casi con toda certeza el primer refranero de la lengua española. Pese a su importancia, del ms. 19.343 de la B. N. de Madrid sólo se había publicado, como obra anónima, la lista de sus refranes. Fernando Cantalapiedra y Juan Moreno ofrecen a nuestros lectores la primera...

This beautifully illustrated work brings together more than one hundred objects from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of European decorative arts. Included here is a generous selection of French and Italian furniture from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth century. Masterpieces by André-Charles Boulle, Bernard (II) van Risenburgh, and others reveal the virtuoso craftsmanship that makes these objects such compelling examples of the furniture maker’s art. Many of the Museum’s finest pieces of porcelain, glass, and tin-glazed earthenware are also represented. Tapestries from...

A pesar de los anos transcurridos desde su estreno, Muerte en Venecia 1971. no ha envejecido. La ascension hacia la belleza en medio de un contexto socialmente hostil es el marco en el que se mueve el compositor aleman Gustav von Aschenbach de la mano del director del filme, el milanes Luchino Visconti. Inspirada en el relato homonimo de Thomas Mann, la pelicula es un ejemplo clave de adaptacion literaria al cine, ademas de una excelente sintesis de los universos manniano y viscontiano, guiada por la musica de Gustav Mahler.

Now available again, this lively and accessible introduction to one of the world's most beloved artists is filled with color illustrations, fascinating biographical information, and insight into Picasso's artistic development. What did Spain look like when Picasso was born? What kind of community did he grow up in? What was his studio like? Who were the people who had the most influence on his art? The answers to these and other questions help bring into focus the Spanish artist's brilliant career and his influence on 20th-century art. Color reproductions of Picasso's masterpieces are...