Manual completo de técnicas artísticas de la ciencia-ficción y fantasía

Presents essays that analyze the art teachings in Mexico City from the 18th to 20th century, particularly in 4 prestigious institutions: the Academia de San Carlos, the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (now the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildelfonso), the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Secretaría de Educación Pública. The outcome is the present anthological volume.

"Barlaán y Josafat" cuenta las peripecias de un santo, Josafat, quien, apoyado por su anciano maestro, abandona el culto a los dioses paganos para abrazar la fe cristiana. Auténtica vida de un santo que, sin embargo, nunca existió como tal, pues Josafat no es otro que Buda, cuya historia había viajado durante siglos desde la India hasta Europa, cristianizándose en el proceso e integrándose entre los muchos relatos moralizantes que en la época servían a los creyentes de ejemplos de conducta y modelos de fe.

"Thorough survey of Spanish-affiliated Masonic lodges in Puerto Rico. Treats Freemasonry as a social phenomenon with ideological incursions into religion, politics, colonialism, slavery, education, social assistance, etc. Includes glossary of terms and lists of lodges and members"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Naive art became recognized as such at the end of the 19th century. Created by artists who often lacked formal education, and characterized by a simplicity and spontaneity far removed from formal, institutionally approved styles, naive art is more popular today than ever. This oversize book honors a wide range of important artists of this distinctive form from many countries and time periods, including Henri Rosseau, Seraphine de Senlis, Andre Bauchant, Camille Bombois, Joan Miro, Guido Vedovato, Niko Pirosmani, and Ivan Generalic.