Vicente Galicia

"Description of prehispanic quarry sites in the vicinity of Mitla where construction stone was cut and prepared. Includes discussion of technology and petrographic analysis"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"The book reviews the personality and temperament of neoclassic architect De Alba (b. Mexico) through his architecture. De Alba was an architect/engineer who left anarchitectural legacy in the cities of Guadalajara and Chapala active at the turn of the 20th century whose constructions reflect the universal eclecticism of a Revolutionary generation and industrial society educated during the Porfirio Diaz regime"--Provided by vendor.

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...

Muchas cosas han cambiado desde las primeras descripciones teñidas de misticismo, prejuicio y oscuridad conceptual, que se hicieron del enfermo epiléptico en los albores de la humanidad; pero ciertas características míticas permanecen incólumes en pleno siglo XXI para este grupo de pacientes. Se desarrollan aquí algunas de estas distorsiones, tanto las históricas y anecdóticas como las actuales, evidenciándose en encuestas que miden la percepción propia del enfermo y de la sociedad respecto de la enfermedad epiléptica. Dada la vastedad nosológica de la epileptología, se impuso el ...