Las grandes estructuras del Renacimiento y el Barroco

✓ Por fin está disponible el primer libro completo sobre la historia de los templarios. En este libro ponemos por escrito la verdadera historia de los templarios, sin perdernos en leyendas y medias verdades. Los templarios eran una orden monástica dedicada al uso de las armas para garantizar la seguridad y la libertad de la peregrinación cristiana por la Tierra Prometida en la época de las Cruzadas. No contra los musulmanes como no cristianos, sino como verdugos de la seguridad de los peregrinos. Fueron los salvadores de la cristiandad durante varios siglos, hasta que, por envidia y...

This volume focusses on the mosaics and geometric designs from Ecija, the ancient Roman Astigi, the capital of the Conventus Astigitanus, which is one of four conventus iuridici that made the Roman Baetica. This work is part of a much larger study centered recently on the mosaics and the geometrical compositions of the Conventus Astgitanus, whose immediate objective pursued to cover the analysis of the musivaria of the whole of Baetica.In conjunction with the mosaics catalogue, this volume presents a catalogue of geometric designs, which are results of studies of different fields that make up ...

This volume displays several subjects in relation to the house projected and constructed by O'Gorman for Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in San Angel, that are considered first of the funcionalist style for O'Gorman. The Rivera and Kahlo house is detailed as to theory, plan and use. It also includes the way in which Diego and Frida lived in those spaces.

This volume of a series, focussing on the basic elements of architecture delivers a very close insight into the divers possibilities of designing doors. The door is the most essential component of a house. It is both a separating as well as an adjoining element and permits entering from an external area to the private interior. This book presents over 80 projects showing exceptional designs of doors and entrances of shops, hotels, private houses, museums and many other spaces all over the world. An index with contact information of the designers and architects is enclosed.