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Libro: Cardinal Richelieu (978-0-300-04860-5) de Bergin, Joseph (Yale University Press ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Otros Idiomas .Novela y Narrativa en Inglés .. Cardinal Richelieu (1583-1642) did more than anyone else to lay the foundations of the French hegemony in Europe and of absolute monarchy in his own country. He was a spokesman for power politics, the idea of raison d'tat , and the right of rulers to the unquestioning obedience of their subjects. He was, in addition, one of the richest men in the entire history of France. Joseph Bergin's study of his wealth--the first full-scale analysis of the fortune of a leading political figure of the ancient rgime --reveals the multiple connections that existed at that time between the tenure of political office and the accumulation of individual and family wealth. quot;A brilliant, fascinating, and elegantly written book.quot;-- American Historical Review quot;Bergin's study of Richelieu's fortune achieves the unexpected feat of adding substantially to our knowledge of one of the most important figures in French history, largely through the exploitation of a group of hitherto unused documents.... Well-constructed and elegantly written.... The book's great virtue is...that it places Richelieu within the social and economic context of his time.quot;--Robin Briggs, Times Literary Supplement quot;Here is a vivid and fascinating guide to the financial basis of high society in Louis XIII's France, and a precise account of how Richelieu gained and maintained his position in government.... A meticulous and scholarly examination of the fortune accumulated by one man, it sheds much light on the more general topic of the nature and means of noble wealth and influence in the early seventeenth century.quot;--Roger Mettam, History Today 0
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Libro: Madrid: A New Biography (978-0-300-27633-6) de Stegemann, Luke (Yale University Press ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Inglés .. The miraculous story of Madrid--how a village became a great world city For centuries Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers the town was fortified and enlarged, but even after the Reconquista it remained secondary to nearby Toledo. But Madrid's fortunes dramatically shifted in the sixteenth century, becoming the centre of a vast global empire. Luke Stegemann tells the surprising story of Madrid's flourishing, and its outsize influence across the world. From Cervantes and Quevedo to Velzquez and Goya, Spain's capital has been home to some of Europe's most influential artists and thinkers. It formed a vital link between Europe and the Americas and became a cauldron of political dissent--not least during the Spanish Civil War, when the city was on the frontline in the fight against fascism. Stegemann places Madrid and its people in global context, showing how the city--fast overtaking Barcelona as a centre of international finance and cultural tourism--has become a melting pot at the heart of Europe and the wider Hispanic world. 0
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Libro: Murillo: Virtuoso Draftsman (978-0-300-17570-7) de Brown, Jonathan (Yale University Press ) Comprar Libros de Ciencias Humanas .Arte .. Known primarily as a great painter, Bartolom Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) was also one of the best draftsmen of the 17th century. Although his devotional paintings seem to have been created effortlessly, they are the result of careful thought and study, a process that comes alive in the preparatory drawings. Murillo used a variety of techniques, favoring pen and ink and brown wash and red-and-black chalk. Like painters schooled in Italian Renaissance practice, the Spaniard developed his paintings in stages, starting with sketches of the full composition and then focusing on details that posed specific problems. Occasionally, Murillo used drawings as a medium for original compositions; these are highly finished pieces, usually enhanced by the use of wash and unmistakably stamped with the artist's personality. This sumptuous book is a thoroughly revised edition of the 1976 publication Murillo His Drawings . Twenty sheets have been added to the catalogue of authentic works, the bibliography has been brought up to date, and the entries have been revised. 0
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Libro: Architectural History of Venice (978-0-300-09029-1) de Deborah Howard, Sarah Quill, Laura Moretti (Yale University Press ) Comprar Libros de Ciencias Técnicas .Arquitectura .Teoría e Historia de la Arquitectura .. This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. 0
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