El Samurái solitario

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Este libro hace un ameno repaso a todos los acontecimientos que marcaron los cincos siglos de historia de la presencia de España en África, el reino olvidado. Durante la Edad Media el enemigo de los reinos cristianos peninsulares fue el invasor musulmán. El impulso guerrero fue perseguir al enemigo más allá del mar con la finalidad de conjurar nuevas invasiones. Isabel la Católica, en su testamento, reflejó el deseo de la corona de combatir al infiel en el norte africano, tomar posesión de esas tierras en previsión de nuevas incursiones musulmanas, combatir la piratería y controlar...

A partir de un material excepcional formado por la rica correspondencia mantenida entre los agentes que compraban pinturas en Venecia en el siglo xvii para los grandes coleccionistas españoles, Leticia de Frutos recrea el vivo ambiente del mercado artístico entre los canales venecianos, a la vez que examina y replantea conceptos teóricos que marcaron la mirada y forma de entender la pintura en el siglo XVII. Cartas del navegar pintoresco. Correspondencia de pinturas en Venecia es una ventana abierta para conocer las reglas que marcaban el mercado del arte: riesgos de fraude, regateos y...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...