Manual para la gestión de fondos y colecciones fotográficas

Long before the arrival of Hernn Corts, birds, serpents, the sun and moon, and human sacrifices figured prominently in the rituals and daily spiritual life of the inhabitants of todays Mexico. In the early sixteenth century, Roman Catholic missionaries began arriving in the area of TenochtitlanMexico Cityto convert the native Mexica to Christianity. The priests met with limited success until 1531, the year Juan Diego, a poor Mexica, first encountered the vision of the Heavenly Lady, now known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.Guadalupe is a lavishly illustrated history of Mexico's religious...

Este volumen constituye el primer intento, en el mundo hispanohablante, de compilación de estudios sobre la comunicación intercultural desde una perspectiva pragmática. En él se abordan importantes cuestiones a debate actualmente en el área y se presentan trabajos empíricos innovadores que subrayan la influencia de factores socioculturales en la producción y/o interpretación de diferentes actividades comunicativas, así como estudios relacionados con la adquisición, aprendizaje y enseñanza de la competencia sociocultural / intercultural. El libro es de utilidad para investigadores y ...

Coloring these images is an exercise in creativity, imagination, and concentration. It provides a way to connect with our spirit through art, an art as ephemeral as a perching butterfly. Pintar estas imágenes constituye un ejercicio de creatividad, imaginación y concentración, un modo de vincularnos con nuestro espíritu a través del arte, un arte tan fugaz como la fugacidad que marca la vida de una mariposa.

Art historians praise American artist Sam Francis (1923-1994) for painting bold abstract images that elude definition. They often celebrate his ability to create art that seems to be fluid and formless with shapes that are constantly emerging and dissolving. Their specific images -- mandalas, trellises, spirals, self-portraits -- emerged from the artist's psyche, giving form to ideas he could feel and sense but not put into words, but that speak of the great and powerful forces that drive the human mind. Francis painted these archetypal images throughout his career, but they dominated his art ...