El misterio del yogur caducado o cómo reinventar los periódicos

After the death of Charles I of England, Parliament put up his entire art collection of more than 1500 pieces for auction, thus setting off an arms race of sorts among various powerful members of the European royalty and nobility to see who could acquire the greatest number of masterpieces. In this study, based on the lectures he gave for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies at the National Gallery, Jonathan Brown describes the extraordinary collection that Philip IV of Spain amassed as a result of this fire sale, as well as the collecting habits of individuals such as Archduke Leopold Wilhelm...

Traces the career of the turn of the century Spanish architect, shows his designs for homes, apartments, schools, and churches, and discusses his unique, organic style

Featuring nearly 200 covers from the Golden Age to today, the best comic book covers ever are showcased is this beautiful homage to heroic art. Eye-popping and spectacular, The Greatest Comic Book Covers of All Time is a full-color salute to the covers that make us say "wow!" Jaw-dropping, fun, irreverent, sexy and inspiring, these covers have one thing in common: They made you say, "Wow!" This time, we DO judge a book by its cover.

La sombra de Valle-Inclán se proyecta con inesperado fulgor sobre la escena española de los siglos XX y XXI. Y no solo porque, tras él, resultara difícil volver a hacer girar la rueda de Tespis y poner de nuevo en marcha la rodante caravana del teatro. También porque, después de Valle, todo dramaturgo ha tenido que tomar postura frente a su renovación. Don Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866-1936) aspiró a que su dramaturgia, como la primitiva tragedia griega, fuera una síntesis de contrarios. Y hemos de concederle que logró su propósito, pues en muy pocas ocasiones se ha logrado por...