This volume presents reproductions of a selection of artworks from the museums of the Vatican, offering a journey through the history of art, from an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus to recent contemporary paintings.
Egyptian Cobra / Cobra Egipcia Introduces the Egyptian cobra, a snake that becomes angry very easily, and includes its characteristics, how it hunts, its venom, and its relationship with humans.
Receptions Of Antiquity This volume presents a series of papers which cover the general theme of the reception of antiquity, a topic which has in recent years become a discipline in itself, or what some might call a cross-discipline. Indeed the Nachleben of the (culture of) classical antiquity, and of antiquity as a…
Conexiones Active, personalized and real communication about real issues and experience is at the heart of Conexiones. Featuring high interest topics, Conexiones 3/e offers an effective and uniquely sequenced presentation of second year grammar and a thorough integration of language and culture. Each chapter synthesizes the development of language skills and…
Patagonia Gwlad Estron Patagonia: one mans fascinating vision of the present, which is ever mindful of the past. Weaving harsh yet beautiful landscapes with faces that are hard to forget around a central presence of Welsh communities and culture on a far continent, this is a living memoir of life in Patagonia at…
Guaman Poma Y Su Cronica Ilustrada Del Peru Colonial Published on the occasion of the opening of the full digital edition of the autograph manuscript of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayalas Nueva corónica y buen gobierno (1615) on the website of the Royal Libary, Copenhagen, this new book by one of the worlds most prominent Guaman Poma-scholars contains a…
Abierto A Dios, Abierto Al Mundo En un momento en que la religión es causa de toda clase de conflictos, las ideas del cardenal König sobre el diálogo con otros cristianos, con otras religiones y con los no creyentes son particularmente pertinentes y proféticas. Abierto a Dios, abierto al mundo es una defensa apasionada a favor…
