Eugenio Barney Cabrera y el arte colombiano del siglo XX

"Aquest llibre recull les conferències realitzades en els seminaris "Cinema i pensament" i "Art i pensament" que es van dur a terme el curs 1996-1997 a la ciutat de Girona."

Many of us have long been captivated by images of knights in shining armor evoking the age of chivalry and the ideals of Camelot. In this richly illustrated volume, the beauty and complexity of the actual armor worn by European knights and soldiers comes brilliantly to the fore. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} How to Read European Armor presents a compelling overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century, the period when armor as an art form achieved its highest levels of stylistic beauty and functional perfection. During that...

La obra es el más completo ensayo sobre la polémica –y la herejía– iconoclasta que llevó en el Imperio bizantino de Oriente a la supresión –y destrucción– de las imágenes durante cierto período de tiempo.

This important work of history tells the story of the aviation pioneers who devoted their lives, and often their fortunes, to the evolution of the aeroplane as it exists today. As early as November 1809 Sir George Cayley published a masterly essay practically inventing the aeroplane. It lay forgotten for 62 years, until found by Alphonse Pénaud. In August 1871 Pénaud flew his Planophore, the first model to resemble a modern aeroplane. He had discovered the secret of inherent longitudinal stability. The first flying machine built by Clément Ader, in 1889, was the Eole. Powered by a steam...