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Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War

By: Francisco J. Romero Salvadó

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Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War

By: Francisco J. Romero Salvadó

The tragedy that devastated Spain for 33 months from July 1936 to April 1939, was, first and foremost, a brutal fratricidal conflict, the product of the fatal clash between diametrically opposed views of Spain and an attempt to settle crucial issues which had divided Spaniards for generations: agrarian reform, recognition of the identity of the historical regions (Catalonia, the Basque Country), and the roles of the Catholic Church and the armed forces in a modern state. Being a war between Spaniards, it was particularly brutal, but it was also part of the broader move toward war in Europe and thus sucked in many "volunteers" from abroad. And it left a deep imprint since General Francisco Franco remained at the helm of the country until his death in 1975. The Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil war covers the history of the war, first through a long chronology, which highlights the major steps from the incubation to the conclusion. The overall situation is summed up in the introduction. Then the dictionary section fleshes it out, with over 600 entries on persons, places, events, institutions, battles, and campaigns. More reading can be found in an extensive bibliography. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Spanish Civil War.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810857847

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The Mexican Treasury

The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández

By: Francisco Hernández,Simon Varey,Rafael Chabrán

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The Mexican Treasury

The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández

By: Francisco Hernández,Simon Varey,Rafael Chabrán

This volume consists of a selection of English translations from the writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández (1515-87). One of Spain's leading physicians and naturalists, he is now best remembered for his monumental work The Natural History of New Spain, whose descriptions of over 3,000 plants unknown to Europe have been used for centuries by scientists, physicians, and natural philosophers.

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Stanford University Press

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0804739633

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The Spanish Origin of International Law

Francisco de Vitoria and His Law of Nations

By: James Brown Scott

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The Spanish Origin of International Law

Francisco de Vitoria and His Law of Nations

By: James Brown Scott

Study of Vitoria by a leading figure in twentieth-century international law. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1934. 19a, 288, [6], clviii pp. Francisco de Vitoria [c.1483-1546] was a founder of international law. Scott holds that Vitoria's doctrines, popularized in his important Reflectiones, De Indis Noviter Inventis and De Jure Belli (the text of these are included in the appendix), are in fact the first works to address the law of nations, which was to become the international law of Christendom and the world at large. Vitoria held that pagans were entitled to freedom and property, declared slavery to be unsound and upheld the rights of Indians. He also questioned the legitimacy of Spain's recent conquest of the New World. This was the source of his thesis that the community of nations transcends Christendom. One of the greatest figures in modern international law, James Brown Scott [1866-1943] was the guiding force behind the American Society of International Law, and was editor-in-chief of the American Journal of International Law. He played a key role in several important diplomatic conferences and was secretary of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His books include The American Institute of International Law: Its Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Nations (1916), The Catholic Conception of International Law (1934) and Law, The State and the International Community (1939).

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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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1584771100

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9781584771104

The Line Becomes a River

Dispatches from the Border

By: Francisco Cantú

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The Line Becomes a River

Dispatches from the Border

By: Francisco Cantú

The instant New York Times bestseller, "A must-read for anyone who thinks 'build a wall' is the answer to anything." --Esquire For Francisco Cantú, the border is in the blood: his mother, a park ranger and daughter of a Mexican immigrant, raised him in the scrublands of the Southwest. Haunted by the landscape of his youth, Cantú joins the Border Patrol. He and his partners are posted to remote regions crisscrossed by drug routes and smuggling corridors, where they learn to track other humans under blistering sun and through frigid nights. They haul in the dead and deliver to detention those they find alive. Cantú tries not to think where the stories go from there. Plagued by nightmares, he abandons the Patrol for civilian life. But when an immigrant friend travels to Mexico to visit his dying mother and does not return, Cantú discovers that the border has migrated with him, and now he must know the whole story. Searing and unforgettable, The Line Becomes a River goes behind the headlines, making urgent and personal the violence our border wreaks on both sides of the line

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Penguin

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0735217734

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Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper

By: Francisco de Quevedo

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Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper

By: Francisco de Quevedo

Francisco de Quevedo holds the status of a man-of-letters in the same pantheon as Cervantes; but despite that, Pablo de Segovia is his only novel. Quevedo had circulated the manuscript privately for several years before it was published in 1626 without his permission. The novel is partly a satire of contemporary Spanish life, and a caricature of the various social strata Pablo encounters and emulates. Pablo himself is a low-born person who aspires to become a gentleman, but despite his best efforts he repeatedly fails and is eventually forced to become a “sharper,” or rogue. His failures give Quevedo an avenue to expound on his belief that attempting to break past your social class can only lead to disorder; and that despite one’s best efforts, bettering oneself is largely impossible. Pablo’s stumbling from misfortune to misfortune is a farce that helped cement Quevedo’s reputation as a literary giant.

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Francisco Goya, 1746-1828

By: Rose-Marie Hagen,Francisco Goya,Rainer Hagen

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Francisco Goya, 1746-1828

By: Rose-Marie Hagen,Francisco Goya,Rainer Hagen

An artist both of and before his time: The Old Master who ushered in the modern era Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828), one of Spain's most revered and controversial painters, is known for his intense, chilling, and sometimes grotesque paintings depicting the injustice of society with brutal sincerity. A court painter to the Spanish crown, he captured, through his works, a snapshot of life in Spain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Coming at the tail end of the Old Masters period, Goya, with his audacious, subversive, and highly influential works, can be considered the first painter of the modern era. His influence can be seen in the works of artists as varied as Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions.

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3822818232

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The Freedom of the Christian

By: Martin Luther,Adam S. Francisco

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The Freedom of the Christian

By: Martin Luther,Adam S. Francisco

The Freedom of the Christian was Martin Luther's first public defense of the doctrine of justification by grace through faith on account of Christ alone. Luther's explosive rediscovery of the Gospel of Jesus Christ shattered the Church of Rome's foundation of works, which considered good works a part of salvation instead of a result of it. Here, Luther constructed a rich theology that relies on the full power of the Gospel, which not only grants saving faith but also nurtures that faith through good works done in the freest service. This new abridged translation from Adam Francisco, featuring a brief essay from Scott Keith, leaves no doubt that the Christian, secure in Christ, is truly free—free from sin, death, and the devil, and free to serve their neighbor.

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1948969475

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Francisco de Goya

(1746-1828)

By: Sarah Carr-Gomm

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Francisco de Goya

(1746-1828)

By: Sarah Carr-Gomm

Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was recognised from a very early age as the leading artist in Spain, rising to become the official portraitist of the Spanish Court. He was famed for the quality and speed at which he executed his drawings, and his etchings are of extraordinary delicacy. His use of chiaroscuro in his dark, intense paintings influenced many artists, including Manet. This monograph presents the essential works of this pioneering artist, today considered the father of modern art. Book jacket.

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1840137789

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Francisco De Goya

By: Sandra Forty

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Francisco De Goya

By: Sandra Forty

The greatest artist of the 18th century, Francisco de Goya began his career as an apprentice to a local artist where one of his jobs was adding draperies and modesty items to nude figures in religious paintings; for this he was titled ñReviser of Indecent Paintings.î But by the age of 40, Goya had established himself as a leading Spanish artist. Goya simultaneously pursued a number of disparate projects, commissions he received from prestigious churches and royalty, as well as producing several lengthy series of lithographs to express his dislike of several subjects, notably Spanish high society and war. Brushing into controversy on several occasions, Goya threaded the political needle of alternating French and Spanish rule of his home country of Spain as well as successfully navigated the choppy waters of the Spanish Inquisition when it questioned the morality of La Maja Desnuda, one of his most famous paintings.

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1627320180

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Laotians in the San Francisco Bay Area

By: Jonathan H. X. Lee,Center for Lao Studies (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Laotians in the San Francisco Bay Area

By: Jonathan H. X. Lee,Center for Lao Studies (San Francisco, Calif.)

Throughout the 19th and up to the mid-20th centuries, immigrants from China, Japan, Korea, India, and the Philippines came to America through San Francisco. The end of the decades-long Vietnam War changed the modern Asian American demographics of the city, this time with refugees coming from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The San Francisco Bay Area remains a hub for Laotian American culture, history, and community resources, and it has been a center for Laotian American advancement since the early 1980s. After calling the United States home for more than 30 years and battling the scars of war, a new Laotian American society is seeking meaning from its past while moving forward with hopes of a better future as Americans.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738595861

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Dreams and Discourses

By: Francisco de Quevedo

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Dreams and Discourses

By: Francisco de Quevedo

The Suenos is one of the most controversial, witty and fantastic works of early 17th century Spanish literature. The five Dreams minutely analyse stupidity, ignorance and evil, as these could be found in contemporary society.

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0856683523

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Breaking Through

By: Francisco Jiménez

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Breaking Through

By: Francisco Jiménez

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Cambridge University Press

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0618011730

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Vitoria: Political Writings

By: Francisco de Vitoria

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Vitoria: Political Writings

By: Francisco de Vitoria

Francisco Vitoria was the earliest and arguably the most important of the Thomist philosophers of the counter-Reformation. His works are of great importance for an understanding of both the rise of modern absolutism, and the debate about the emergent imperialism of the European powers, and are unusually accessible since they survive in the form of summaries of his lecture courses on law and theology. Translated here into English for the first time, these texts comprise the core of Vitoria's thought, and are accompanied by a comprehensive introduction, chronology, and bibliography.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521364426

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9780521364423

Francisco Palou's Life and Apostolic Labor

Founder of the Franciscan Missions of California

By: Francisco Palou

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Francisco Palou's Life and Apostolic Labor

Founder of the Franciscan Missions of California

By: Francisco Palou

With our American Philosophy and Religion series, Applewood reissues many primary sources published throughout American history. Through these books, scholars, interpreters, students, and non-academics alike can see the thoughts and beliefs of Americans who came before us.

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Applewood Books

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1429018178

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9781429018173

Quod Nihil Scitur

By: Francisco Sánchez

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Quod Nihil Scitur

By: Francisco Sánchez

This is an edition of one of the crucial texts of Renaissance skepticism, Quod nihil scitur, by the Portuguese scholar Franciso Sanches. The treatise, first published in 1581, is a refutation of Aaristotelian dialectics and scientific theory in the search for a true scientific method. This volume provides a critical edition of the original text, an English translation (the first ever published), a substantial introduction, and comprehensive annotation.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521350778

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9780521350778

LatCrit

From Critical Legal Theory to Academic Activism

By: Francisco Valdes,Steven W. Bender

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LatCrit

From Critical Legal Theory to Academic Activism

By: Francisco Valdes,Steven W. Bender

This book comprehensively but succinctly tells the story of LatCrit's emergence and sustainable presence as a scholarly and activist community within and beyond the US legal academy, finding its place alongside such other schools of critical legal knowledge as Feminist Legal Theory and Critical Race Theory that aim to combust social and legal transformative change"--

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NYU Press

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1479809292

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9781479809295

Racisms

From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century

By: Francisco Bethencourt

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Racisms

From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century

By: Francisco Bethencourt

A groundbreaking history of racism Racisms is the first comprehensive history of racism, from the Crusades to the twentieth century. Demonstrating that there is not one continuous tradition of racism, Francisco Bethencourt shows that racism preceded any theories of race and must be viewed within the prism and context of social hierarchies and local conditions. In this richly illustrated book, Bethencourt argues that in its various aspects, all racism has been triggered by political projects monopolizing specific economic and social resources. Racisms focuses on the Western world, but opens comparative views on ethnic discrimination and segregation in Asia and Africa. Bethencourt looks at different forms of racism, and explores instances of enslavement, forced migration, and ethnic cleansing, while analyzing how practices of discrimination and segregation were defended. This is a major interdisciplinary work that moves away from ideas of linear or innate racism and recasts our understanding of interethnic relations.

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Princeton University Press

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0691169756

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9780691169750

Journal of Medieval Military History

By: Clifford J. Rogers,Kelly DeVries,John France

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Journal of Medieval Military History

By: Clifford J. Rogers,Kelly DeVries,John France

Latest volume in the leading forum for debate on aspects of medieval warfare. The tenth anniversary of the Journal includes pieces by some of the most distinguished scholars of military history, including an analysis of tenth-century Ottonian warfare on the eastern frontier of the Empire by David andBernard Bachrach. As ever, the contributions cover a wide span both chronologically (from an analysis of the careers of Justinian's generals in the sixth century, to a study of intelligence-gathering in the Guelders War at the start of the sixteenth) and geographically (from Michael Prestwich's transcription of excerpts from the Hagnaby chronicle describing Edward I's wars in Wales, to a detailed treatment of the Ottoman-Hungarian campaigns of 1442). Other papers address the battle of Rio Salado (1340); the nature of chivalric warfare as presented in the contemporary biography of "le bon duc" Louis de Bourbon (1337-1410); and the military content of the Lay of the Cid. Contributors: David Alan Parnell, Bernard S. Bachrach, David Bachrach, Francisco García Fitz, Nicolás Agrait, Steven Muhlberger, John J. Jefferson, James P. Ward, Michael Prestwich

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Boydell Press

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1843837471

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In the Light of Evolution

Volume IV: The Human Condition

By: National Academy of Sciences

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In the Light of Evolution

Volume IV: The Human Condition

By: National Academy of Sciences

The Human Condition is a collection of papers by leading evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science that reflect on the Darwinian Revolution as it relates to the human condition at levels ranging from the molecular to the theological. The book focuses on understanding the evolutionary origin of humans and their biological and cultural traits. The Human Condition is organized into three parts: Human Phylogenetic History and the Paleontological Record; Structure and Function of the Human Genome; and Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of Being Human. This fourth volume from the In the Light of Evolution (ILE) series, based on a series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia, was designed to promote the evolutionary sciences. Each volume explores evolutionary perspectives on a particular biological topic that is scientifically intriguing but also has special relevance to contemporary societal issues or challenges. Individually and collectively, the ILE series interprets phenomena in various areas of biology through the lens of evolution, addresses some of the most intellectually engaging as well as pragmatically important societal issues of our times, and fosters a greater appreciation of evolutionary biology as a consolidating foundation for the life sciences.

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0309156572

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9780309156578

Vitoria: Political Writings

By: Francisco de Vitoria

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Vitoria: Political Writings

By: Francisco de Vitoria

Francisco Vitoria was the earliest and arguably the most important of the Thomist political philosophers of the Counter-Reformation. Not only did he write important essays on civil and ecclesiastical power, but he became celebrated for his defence of the new world Indians against the imperialism of his own master, the King of Spain. Vitoria's political works are thus of great importance for an understanding both of the rise of modern absolutism, and the debate about the emergent imperialism of the European powers. His works are also unusually accessible, since they survive mainly in the form of 'relectiones', or summaries delivered at the end of his lecture courses on law and theology at the University of Salamanca. Translated here into English for the first time, these texts comprise the core of Vitoria's thought, and will be of interest to specialists in political theory and the history of ideas, ecclesiastical history, and the history of early modern Spain. A comprehensive introduction, a chronology, and a bibliography accompany the texts.

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Cambridge University Press

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052136714X

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The Circuit Graphic Novel

By: Francisco Jiménez

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The Circuit Graphic Novel

By: Francisco Jiménez

Poignantly told from a young boy’s perspective, the popular and award-winning memoir centered on a Mexican family working California’s fields is now a powerful graphic novel that will appeal to readers of Illegal and They Called Us Enemy. An honest and evocative account of a family’s journey from Mexico to the fields of California—and to a life of backbreaking work and constant household moves—as seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for education and the right to call one place home. A popular choice for community reads, as well as school curricula and curriculum adoptions, Francisco Jiménez’s award-winning memoir, now brought to life in Celia Jacob’s beautiful and resonant artwork, is a powerful story of survival, faith, and hope.

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HarperCollins

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0358439345

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9780358439349

Delphi Complete Paintings of Francisco de Goya (Illustrated)

By: Francisco de Goya,Peter Russell

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Delphi Complete Paintings of Francisco de Goya (Illustrated)

By: Francisco de Goya,Peter Russell

The Romantic painter Francisco de Goya is considered the most important Spanish artist of late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Throughout his long and distinguished career, Goya produced paintings and prints that chronicled the history, folly and beauty of his times. Delphi's Masters of Art Series presents the world's first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Goya's complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Francisco de Goya - over 300 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special 'Highlights' section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged 'Detail' images, allowing you to explore Goya's celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in stunning colour - highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the paintings you wish to view * Includes Goya's various series of prints - spend hours exploring the artist's diverse works * Features a bonus biography - discover Goya's artistic and personal life * Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order CONTENTS: The Highlights The Parasol The Blind Guitarist The Meadow of San Isidro Blind Man’s Buff Yard with Madmen The Black Duchess Witches’ Flight The Miracle of St. Anthony Portrait of Andrés Del Peral Portrait of Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters Charles IV and His Family The Nude Maja Portrait of Doña Isabel de Porcel Portrait of Antonia Zárate The Burial of the Sardine Portrait of the Duke of Wellington The Third of May, 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta Saturn Devouring One of His Children The Milkmaid of Bordeaux The Paintings The Complete Paintings Alphabetical List of Paintings The Drawings List of Prints and Drawings The Biography Goya by François Crastre

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1786564920

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