José Agustín Blanco Barros / Obras completas Tomo I Barranquilla

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Present-day medievalists regard it as an undisputed fact that Arabic culture - especially science - influenced the Latin Middle Ages in a multitude of ways. However, more detailed research is needed into the conditions, background and context of this 'cultural exchange', a task undertaken by the present volume in 44 papers from a variety of disciplines.

La personalidad del rey Felipe II y su estancia en El Escorial hicieron que se desarrollara en torno a él un período de esplendor en el campo del arte, la ciencia y las matemáticas que reflejaron la forma de vivir del monarca. Este libro recoge el espíritu de El Escorial a lo largo de sus 10 capítulos: El Escorial en cuerpo y alma; Felipe II, el hombre y el rey; La imagen de Felipe II en las artes; El Escorial, estereotomía de la piedra; Génesis de las medidas de El Escorial. Herodoto y la cuestión del codo bíblico; Los aparejadores y las técnicas constructivas empleadas en El...