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Fernando de Herrera publicó relativamente poco y es recordado sobre todo por su propia colección poética, Algunas obras (1582), dechado de precisión clasicista y exquisitez lírica. Admiradores y amigos de Herrera, encabezados por el pintor Francisco Pacheco, publicaron en 1619 un grueso volumen de Versos del sevillano, muchos de ellos inéditos. La presente edición para la BCRAE sigue el volumen impreso en 1582, del que se han cotejado todos los ejemplares conocidos, incluido uno que contiene correcciones manuscritas del propio autor. Se estudian asimismo las diferencias entre esa edición y la póstuma (1619), para otorgarle a esta última mayor relevancia autorial de la que se le había reconocido; se han tenido en cuenta también los manuscritos conservados, en especial uno de 1578 con abundantes poesías no recogidas en los impresos, y el conjunto se completa con cuatro poemas latinos de juventud. El resultado es una edición cuidada al detalle que se erige en interpretación integral de una de las cimas indiscutibles de la poesía amatoria, elegíaca y heroica del Siglo de Oro.

Si bien es reconocido mundialmente como uno de los grandes novelistas del género histórico, y especialmente marítimo, Patrick O’Brian fue, en realidad, un gran contador de historias. Publicada por primera vez en 1976, es ésta una biografía completa, exhaustiva, pero a la vez profundamente personal del gran pintor que fue Pablo Picasso, y la única que ha sabido apreciar plenamente los orígenes mediterráneos del carácter y el arte del artista. Todo en Picasso, excepto su estatura física, era de una escala enorme. Jamás ningún pintor fue tan asombrosamente productivo y con tanta calidad; y tampoco ninguno consiguió ganar tanto dinero en vida con su obra. Nadie puede rivalizar con él en el interés del público, siempre ávido e insaciable. Y Patrick O’Brian, amigo personal de Picasso, lo conocía lo suficientemente bien como para captar la esencia real de su personalidad.

Up-and-coming interior designer Kirsten Blazek, known for her focus on sustainability and mixing vintage with contemporary pieces, shares inspiration for creating an authentic and livable home. Blazek’s company, A 1000 X Better, takes a holistic approach to design, prioritizing individuality while also emphasizing sustainability, from repurposing existing pieces and materials to sourcing eco-friendly products. Her interiors combine contemporary design elements with vintage pieces, resulting in a modern and warm sensibility. In this book, Blazek breaks down her design philosophy into chapters that help us to articulate what we’re looking for and show us how we can create spaces that are comfortable, stylish, and personal: “Find Your Unique,” “A Reflection of You,” and “Every Home Wants to Be Heard.” Blazek reveals her favorite interiors while sharing her fundamental design elements: color theory, layering of texture and pattern, and the importance of art and personally meaningful objects. The result is a range of interiors and styles, illustrating how these elements might be translated into our own spaces. Blazek’s blend of traditional and contemporary design along with personal and custom touches results in the type of inviting and livable spaces that we all aspire to.

Following her success with Nora Murphy’s Country House Style, Murphy celebrates a selection of homes and their homeowners, each exemplifying a different style. For Nora Murphy, a country house isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. A country house is warm, welcoming—at once down to earth, yet elegant. A country house has genuine character, tells a story, and is truly, wonderfully lived in. Here Murphy explores the tenets of country house style, as illustrated by her own “new” country house, and the many other striking homes she has curated for the book. Each one of these homeowners has embraced country house style—but each implements it in their own unique way. There is a pastoral 1732 center-chimney colonial in Connecticut nestled in spectacular gardens, a cozy cottage on the coast of Maine rich with local details, and an 1840s Greek Revival in the Hudson Valley filled with romantic Victorian ephemera. Common threads weave through the stories: the thrill of the antiques hunt, the role of history, and the priority of comfort.

Back in print for the first time in years, this classic of interior-design history showcases the masterful work of David Hicks (1929–1998), who is acknowledged as one of the most important designers of the late twentieth century, in the company of Billy Baldwin and Albert Hadley. Known for his bold use of color, eclecticism, and geometric designs in carpets and textiles, Hicks turned English decorating on its head in the 1950s and ’60s. His trademark use of electrifying color combinations, and mixing antiques, modern furniture, and abstract paintings became the “in style” for the chic of the day, including Vidal Sassoon and Helena Rubinstein. By the 1970s, David Hicks was a brand; his company was making wallpaper, fabrics, and linens and had outposts in eight countries, including the United States where he worked with the young Mark Hampton, and where his wallpaper was used in the White House. “My greatest contribution as an interior designer has been to show people how to use bold color mixtures, how to use patterned carpets, how to light rooms, and how to mix old with new,” he stated in his 1968 work, David Hicks on Living—With Taste, the last authoritative book on his work. Written by his son, Ashley Hicks, with unprecedented access to Hicks’s archives, personal photographs, journals, and scrapbooks, this book is a vibrantly illustrated celebration of a half century of stunning interiors.

Estuche de la serie Crossfire, que incluye No te escondo nada, Reflejada en ti, Atada a ti, Cautivada por ti, Somos uno.

MÁS LOCURAS DEL PERSONAJE MÁS ICONOCLASTA DEL CÓMIC BRITÁNICO Más historias inéditas en España del personaje más irreverente salido de la mente delan Martin y Jamie Hewlett recopiladas en un nuevo integral repleto de genialidades absurdeces.

Hay cuatro personas a las que observamos. La primera es el médico, quien dejó de curar para convertirse en soldado durante la guerra más brutal de nuestro tiempo. La segunda es el asesino, un homicida que llora siempre que mata. La tercera es la mentirosa, una joven que viste un manto de erudita sobre un corazón de ladrona. Por último está el alto príncipe, un guerrero que mira al pasado mientras languidece su sed de guerra. El mundo puede cambiar. La potenciación y el uso de las esquirlas pueden aparecer de nuevo, la magia de los días pasados puede volver a ser nuestra. Esas cuatro personas son la clave. Una de ellas nos redimirá. Y una de ellas nos destruirá.

This entertaining and recipe book, with stained chocolate-brown edges, features occasion-driven menus, ranging from casual meals to elegant dinners; from French formal table settings to garden parties; from bohemian New York lunches to colorful picnics on a Caribbean beach. Photographed on location in Honduras, America, France, Spain, and Italy, her joyful tabletops are inspiring. The variety of Lieberman’s bold flavor palette includes approachable recipes for light salads, fragrant soups, seafood, and meat dishes, as well as savory nibbles and, of course, chocolate desserts and confections.