La fotografía en España en el periodo de entreguerras

Nadar, whose real name was Felix Tournachon (1820-1910), was a conspicuous, even astonishing presence in nineteenth-century France. Engaging and quick-witted, he invented himself over and over as a bohemian writer, a journalist, a romantic utopian, a caricaturist, a portrait photographer, a balloonist, an entrepreneur, a prophet of aeronautics. The name "Nadar" was on everyone's lips. Today, it is Nadar's photography that is remembered. His sitters, who were often his friends, included the great men and women of his time: Dumas, Rossini, Baudelaire, Sarah Bernhardt, Daumier, Berlioz, George...

For centuries, Rome has exerted a magnetic spell on inhabitants and travelers alike. Elliott Erwitt delves into the heart of this enduring magnetism. With careful precision, he lays bare the unflagging spirit of a magnificent metropolis. Undaunted by history, Erwitt portrays the distinctive mix of ancient glory and casual indifference which is uniquely Roman. With a blend of science and artistry, Erwitt captures forms, textures andthe mark of the true artistatmospheres. A wonderful addition to the Elliott Erwitt series by teNeues.

Tells the participation of women behind the camera since the creation of the National School of Arts and Crafts for Girls in 1910, an idea of president Benito Juárez, which included photography classes to 2010. The richness of the volume lies not only in the text but the very large photographic portfolio constitutes the bulk of the book, with the reproduction of photographs taken by women over 100 years ago.

En la historia de la cinematografia, que cuenta ya con mas de cien anos, solo se ha hablado de las peliculas pero muy pocas veces del hecho de que estas hubieran sido vistas en algun lugar. Con la aparicion del cine sonoro se tuvo conciencia de que el cine mudo era "historia" y se advirtio que llegaba a su fin la epoca de la cultura de las salas de cine, porque la pelicula sonora planteaba mas bien exigencias tecnicas de sonido, mientras que en el cine mudo la sala se escenificaba como un espectaculo adicional arquitectonico y teatral. Tanto en cine como en literatura se ha relacionado la...