Paul Cezanne

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...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary...

Housed in the former 16th-century convent of Santo Domingo church, now the Regional Museum of Oaxaca, Mexico, is an important collection of textiles representing the area’s indigenous cultures. The collection includes a wealth of exquisitely made traditional weavings, many that are now considered rare. The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Traditions of Oaxaca details a joint project of the Getty Conservation Institute and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico to conserve the collection and to document current use of textile traditions in daily life and...

Autor vychází z literární teorie a studuje ženské postavy coby čtenářky v realistickém a naturalistickém románu z pohledu různých literárních škol. Konkrétně se zaměřil na díla tří španělských autorů: Leopoldo Alas Clarin, Benito Pérez Galdós a Emilia Pardo Bazán. Jejich texty totiž poskytují dostatečný vzorek k dekódování různých interakcí mezi knihou a ženou coby čtenářkou.

Más allá de unas palabras escritas o recitadas, la poesía puede ser una hermosa manera de caminar y observar cada instante de la existencia. La visión poética es una actitud ante aquello que la vida te muestra y ante todas las experiencias que vives cada día. La poesía está en lo bello y en lo majestuoso, en lo pequeño y en lo sencillo, y sobre todo en la mirada que nace desde un alma abierta y un corazón encendido.