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En este libro se pretende dar un paso más en la historia del coleccionismo, pasando de una "reconstrucción del poseer" a una "arqueología del mirar", con el convencimiento de que a través del estudio de los hábitos visuales y de las convenciones culturales -distintos en cada uno de los niveles de público a que iban destinadas estas obras- que entraban en juego a la hora de apreciar la pintura del Siglo de Oro, se enriquecen las perspectivas actuales para lograr un conocimiento -y un disfrute- más profundo de ella. INDICE. Introducción. El funcionalismo gramatical del español. Para...

Quizás son pocos los territorios tan ricos y variados en recursos, biológicos, energéticos y minerales, quizás estas riquezas son las que han llevado a la población de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) a niveles extremos de pobreza. Solo hay cobalto en 16 países del planeta y se estima que más del 55% de las reservas mundiales se ubican en RDC. Más del 30 % de las reservas de diamantes están en tierra congoleña. Podemos seguir dando cifras sobre el coltán, oro, petróleo, uranio, en definitiva la República Democrática del Congo tiene todo lo que un país necesita para...

The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the Gem City of the Foothills. It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the areas abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding area grew and prospered through agriculture, logging, and commerce, the local architecture and landmarks became popular subjects. Glimpses of everyday lifechurches, schools, houses, and businessesfurther enhanced the pictorial history the postcards represent.

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's 60 Fotos published in 1930 as the first book in the planned Fototek series on 'New Photography', 60 Fotos is a complex and multi-layered dialogue using some of Moholy-Nagy's finest examples of 'straight' photographs, negative prints, photograms, and photomontage. Books on Books no. 12 reproduces every page spread from this classic treatise on photography along with a contemporary essay from the noted photo-historian David Evans

"Follows a fictional Sheffield band from Mexico, in the style of legendary magazine 'The Face' ... The context of the event [Art Sheffield 05] was 'Spectator T', a fictitious art goer without exposure to contemporary aesthetics, and the idea was to present artworks that would challenge this person's preconceived ideas about art. Thus, Toledo created a cover band that sang songs by local Sheffield groups, and named it after the cult Sheffield nightclub, The Limit, which closed in 1992. The band was created in Mexico ... where it played one local concert, then came to Sheffield, where it played ...