Rogelio Salmona

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 ...

Un par de sencillos trazos sobre el papel pueden generar algo tan complejo como la ilusión de espacio, un maravilloso efecto de tridimensionalidad que puede sofisticarse hasta el infinito ya sea para intentar reproducir la realidad visible, ya sea para inventarnos una nueva. Peter Boerboom y Tim Proetel han recopilado y clasifi cado en este libro los métodos básicos de representación del espacio para ayudarnos a conocerlos de manera práctica e intuitiva. Una propuesta dirigida tanto a dibujantes inexpertos como avanzados que permitirá tomar conciencia de todos aquellos recursos visuales ...

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...