Eran Verdes

Aimed at students not originally from Spain, this reference offers an overview of Spanish art history, emphasizing those periods and artists that have been major influences in universal art. The pages in this book summarize and discuss the prehistory and history of Spanish art from Altamira to the end of the 20th century. With a perspective that avoids the academic and seeks clarity, this book can serve anyone interested in Spanish art, for it explains its nuances with a rigor and simplicity that facilitate and inspire an enjoyment of its beauty. Dirigido a estudiantes no españoles, esta...

En 1972 J. S. Holmes dibujaba el " mapa " de una disciplina que denominó Estudios de Traducción. El " mapa " de Holmes organiza la disciplina en tres ramas: la teórica, que explica y predice los fenómenos de traducción, la descriptiva, que recoge y sistematiza los fenómenos empíricos objeto de estudio, además de observar y analizar las regularidades del comportamiento traductor, y la aplicada, que se ocupa de la elaboración de materiales y herramientas que faciliten la labor de traducir o las actividades relacionadas con ellas. En este " mapa " el papel de la rama descriptiva es...

"Pocket version synthesis of other books by the author on the same subject. In four chapters (precolumbian, colonial, republican, and 20th century), author gives a capsulated summary of what Ecuadorian art has been, from the past to the present, in a simple style intentionally suitable for high school students, hence its interest. Complemented with a short bibliography and a glossary of terms for those unfamiliar with the artistic and architectural field"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

The collection of the Gold Museum of the Banco de la República de Colombia—one of the most impressive gold collections in the world—is explored in this anthropological commemoration of the goldwork mastery of indigenous peoples. An essential part of the pre-Colombian world, gold was considered by natives to be a sacred element and was used by artisans to create offerings presented by Shamans to the Gods as both prayerful sacrifices and symbols of gratitude. La colección del Museo del Oro del Banco de la República de Colombia—una de las colecciones de oro más importantes del...