An early self

En este manual intentamos reunir los temas indispensables para un conocimiento suficiente de la hermenéutica, pero procurando atender a la variedad, como atestigua la diversidad de los capítulos.

Papers consider various sets of historical military-themed graffiti (representations of battles, armaments, infrastructure, warriors and soldiers, slogans or proclamations, etc.), all of them drawings and/or messages engraved in spaces linked to defence culture (the walls of castles, barracks, sentry boxes, prisons or bunkers, among others).

Mandalas allow us to better understand ourselves and are essential for self-awareness. The creative activity of coloring mandalas requires a departure from everyday consciousness, which lets us experience our deepest feelings and thoughts.

"Splendid multiauthored volume is an important addition to Ediciones Encuentro of the Biblioteca Quinto Centenario. Fourteen erudite chapters offer comparative visions of the development of architecture and urbanism in the Spanish and Portuguese American colonies, emphasizing the viceroyalties of Mexico and Peru. Selected studies reflecting a variety of methodological approaches to the subject include 'Nuevos espacios para el culto' by Viñuales, 'El convento urbano' by Gutiérrez and Maeder, and 'Santuarios de peregrinación' by Nicolini. Excellent visual material consisting of color plates, ...