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Since the publication of the still very valuable Biblioteca histórica de la filología by Cipriano Muñoz y Manzano, conde de la Viñaza, (Madrid, 1893), our knowledge of the history of the study of the Spanish language has grown considerably. It has been the purpose of BICRES I (from the beginnings to 1600), published in 1994 in the same series, to bring already available bibliographical information together with the more recent research findings, scattered in many places, books and articles and published during the past one hundred years. Now, the second volume, covering the years from...

La pelicula de mayor exito y proyeccion internacional del cine cubano, Fresa y chocolate 1993, ha sido leida en muchas ocasiones como reivindicacion de una actitud tolerante hacia los homosexuales. En este libro se defiende la tesis de que esta vision no es mas que un caso particular de una propuesta de tolerancia entendida de forma mas general, y muy fundamentalmente politica. Este es un filme que supone un pilar basico para un futuro entendimiento entre cubanos de dentro y fuera de la isla.

In this classic, engrossing text, a distinguished historian explores the mind and manifold interests of the greatest personality of the Renaissance. More than just a biography, the book presents a detailed investigation of Leonardo da Vinci's genius. Its colorful, evocative prose offers numerous demonstrations of the master's achievements, not only in sculpture and painting, but also in music, engineering, and even experimental aviation. A renowned authority on the works and personality of Leonardo, author Edward McCurdy translated many of the artist's writings. "In the thousands of pages of...

This is the history of Rivera's ill-fated mural at the Rockefeller Center in New York and the minute restoration of the sketches housed in the collections of the Museo Anahuacalli, complemented by a vast number of letters, photos and other documents, many of which are published here for the first time.