Bijoux anciens: un álbum inédito de dibujos de joyas en la Biblioteca di Archeologia e Storia dell’Arte de Roma (ca. 1680-1820)

Long before the arrival of Hernn Corts, birds, serpents, the sun and moon, and human sacrifices figured prominently in the rituals and daily spiritual life of the inhabitants of todays Mexico. In the early sixteenth century, Roman Catholic missionaries began arriving in the area of TenochtitlanMexico Cityto convert the native Mexica to Christianity. The priests met with limited success until 1531, the year Juan Diego, a poor Mexica, first encountered the vision of the Heavenly Lady, now known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.Guadalupe is a lavishly illustrated history of Mexico's religious...

What is the translation profession like? How can you get into the job market? What range of activities must translators cover? How many languages do they need to be fluent in? The significant contributions included in this book bridge the gap between theory and practice and offer new suggestions for analysing translation activity

"El Capital de la era digital" The Times "Como otra obra maestra reciente del análisis económico, El capital en el siglo XXI, de Thomas Piketty, este libro cuestiona ideas asumidas, plantea interrogantes incómodos sobre el presente y el futuro, y acota el terreno para un debate muy necesario y pendiente desde hace ya un tiempo." Nicholas Carr, autor de Superficiales, Los Angeles Review of Books En esta obra magistral por la originalidad de las ideas y las investigaciones en ella expuestas, Shoshana Zuboff nos revela el alarmante fenómeno que ella misma ha denominado "capitalismo de la...

The Short Story of Art explores 50 key works, from the wall paintings of Lascaux to contemporary installations, and then links these to sections on art movements, themes and techniques. The design of the book allows the student or art enthusiast to easily navigate their way around key periods, artists and styles. It simplifies and explains the most important and influential concepts in art, and shows how they are linked. The book explains how, why and when art changed, who introduced certain things, what they were, where they were produced, and whether they matter. It demystifies artistic...