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Film, the so-called Seventh Art, comes brilliantly to life in all aspects in this richly illustrated single volume. In four sections, hundreds of articles and full color scenes from films, movie posters, and actors' portraits are arranged chronologically. The first section offers a complete history of film from its inception up to the present. Understanding Cinema, the second section, details the filmmaking process and contemplates film genres. In Obras Maestras (Masterpieces), the great works of film are studied and the fourth and final section presents hundreds of biographies of notable actors and actresses, directors and writers in all periods of the film world. An accompanying CD-ROM brings together the best-known musical themes from the world of cinema. This is a work of popular interest to native speakers and of use to students of Spanish in writing assignments. This product is published in Spanish only

Published/Released: March 2000
ISBN: 84-494-1450-4
Weight: 6 lbs/ 2.72 kgs
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-Toda la magia del cine en una obra única.
-Compact Disc Música del Cine.
-Más de 400 páginas, innumerables fotografías e ilustraciones a todo color.
-Secciones de la obra: - Historia del cine - Comprender el cine - Las obras maestras - Las estrellas - Índice analítico.
-Compact Disc con una selección de las mejores bandas sonoras.
-Una gran fuente de información sobre la historia del cine, sus técnicas, sus grandes realizadores y directores, sus estrellas y grandes éxitos. Además, un excelente documento sonoro con algunas de las mejores sintonías musicales del séptimo arte.

A work of history and reference in one, this volume explores music across all periods, cultures and genres. Historia de la Música y sus compositores (History of Music and Composers), the first of five sections, guides readers through major musical periods, from ancient times through the European Baroque and the twentieth century. A complete discussion of instruments and popular songs and musical works appears in the next section, followed by an A-Z guide including biographies of composers, musicians and performers, and articles on musical terms, from all periods and cultures. A comparative chronology traces musical evolution against a background of events in history and developments in literature, philosophy and religion, and science and technology. An accompanying compact disc offers a step by step examination of instruments and their uses in well-known orchestral settings by Bach, Mozart and others. This product is published in Spanish only

Published/Released: June 2000
ISBN: 84-494-1252-8
Weight: 6 lbs/ 2.72 kgs
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La obra que pone el mundo de la música al alcance de todos.
1 Compact Disc con la Guía de la Música.
Más de 400 páginas e innumerables fotografías e ilustraciones.
La historia de la música y el estudio de todos los instrumentos y de la voz humana. Diccionario musical ilustrado y Cronología comparada.
Más de 400 páginas, con innumerables fotografías, cuadros y tablas a todo color.
EL MUNDO DE LA MÚSICA es una eficaz obra de consulta y aprendizaje, que reúne, además de una completa historia de la música, un diccionario ilustrado con los términos y conceptos musicales y los grandes autores e intérpretes, una recopilación comentada de las composiciones más importantes.

History of Art-- Historia del Arte
Published by Oceano Grupo Editorial

A global history of art unfolds over the eight volumes in this series. Focusing not only on chronological and stylistic periods, but also geographic regions, each volume examines key artworks — including architecture, sculpture, pottery and textiles — and movements from a multiplicity of cultures, enabling readers to compare masterworks, styles and trends. More than 4,000 illustrations are reproduced in full color over 3,200 pages. These are surrounded with commentary provided by art critics and historians that discusses not only artistic trends, but also the social, economic and political contexts from which they spring. This product is published in Spanish only
Published/Released: January 2000
ISBN: 84-494-0349-9
Weight: 45 lbs./ 20.41 kgs
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Volumes in this series include:

• Volume 1: Primeras Civilizaciones, Antiguedad Clásica (Early Civilizations, Classical Antiquity)
• Volume 2: Bizanico, El Islam, Prerrománico y Románico (Byzantium, Islam, Pre-Roman and Roman)
• Volume 3: Gótico, Quatrocento (Gothic, Fifteenth Century)
• Volume 4: Renacimiento y Manierismo (Renaissance and Mannerism)
• Volume 5: Barroco (Baroque)
• Volume 6: Rococó y Neoclasicismo, Romanticismo, Realismo y Modernismo (Rococo and Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism and Modernism)
• Volume 7: Asia, América, África, Oceanía
• Volume 8: Siglo XX (Twentieth Century)

Great Museums of the World-- Grandes Museos del Mundo
Published by Oceano Grupo Editorial

Great Museums presents a panoramic view of the artistic treasures contained in the world's most important museums. In seven volumes, each dedicated to one or several related museums, readers can study the periods, artistic schools and trends represented in world-renown collections. Hundreds of great artworks are reproduced faithfully in full color, often taking up the entire page. A caption indentifies each, giving physical dimensions, and extensive, expert commentary on the work's history, contents, and techniques. Each volume is packaged with a CD-ROM permitting concentrated study through zoom capability, and an enhanced experience of the artwork through audio commentary and links painters' biographies. This product is published in Spanish only. 
Weight: 4 lbs/ 1.81 kgs
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El deslumbrante tesoro universal de las grandes obras maestras.
1 CD-ROM en cada volumen.
240 páginas por volumen.
Más de 200 obras seleccionadas por volumen.
Impreso en papel especial para una más fiel reproducción de los lienzos.
GRANDES MUSEOS presenta una panorámica completa, según épocas, escuelas y tendencias, de los tesoros artísticos contenidos en algunos de los más importantes museos del mundo.

**Great Museums of the World: The Hermitage Museum (Book plus CD-ROM)
Published/Released: May 2001
ISBN: 84-494-1242-0

**Great Museums of the World: The Louvre (Book plus CD-ROM)
Published/Released: July 2000
ISBN: 84-494-1243-9

**Great Museums of the World: The Museums of Florence (Book plus CD-ROM)
Published/Released: May 2001
ISBN: 84-494-1246-3

**Great Museums of the World: The Museums of New York (Book plus CD-ROM)
Published/Released: December 1999
ISBN: 84-494-1641-8

**Great Museums of the World: National Gallery (Book plus CD-ROM)
Published/Released: May 2001
ISBN: 84-494-1244-7

**Great Museums of the World: The Prado (Book plus CD-ROM)
Published/Released: July 2000
ISBN: 84-494-1245-5

**Great Museums of the World: The Vatican Museums (Book plus CD-ROM)
Published/Released: March 2000
ISBN: 84-494-1241-2

Grandes Personajes (Great Figures) presents in-depth essays on the lives and times of 174 of the most significant figures in world history. Entries ranging from Buddha to Stephen Hawking examine not only the lives of their subjects but the social, economic, religious and political contexts in which operated. Full color photos and illustrations as well as a chronology are included for each figure. This product is published in Spanish only

Published/Released: July 2000
ISBN: 84-494-1689-2
Weight: 7 lbs/ 3.18 kgs.
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-Los nombres que han dado rostro a la historia.
-Más de 800 páginas.
-Ilustraciones y fotografías a todo color.
-Cuadro cronológico al final de cada biografía.
-GRANDES PERSONAJES acerca al lector la vida y la obra de aquellos hombres y mujeres que han dado rostro a la historia de la humanidad a través de relatos de estilo ágil y ameno que recrean la vida y la época de cada personaje. La obra incluye también un cuadro cronológico al final de cada biografía.

The lives of more than 2,500 key figures from all periods and cultures are included in this single volume dictionary. Full color photos and illustrations offer portraits and artworks representing internationally recognized figures from all walks of life: the arts, science, world leaders, and others. An accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete text enhanced with video and audio clips of these figures and their works. This product is published in Spanish only
Published/Released: October 2000
ISBN: 84-494-1433-4
Weight: 7 lbs/ 3.18 kgs.
Price: $89.00
-Los protagonistas, sus hechos y su tiempo
-CD-ROM
-Más de 1.000 páginas, con gran cantidad de fotografías e ilustraciones a todo color
-Más de 2.500 biografías, numerosas citas de personajes famosos y cuadros de producción de los principales autores y creadores
-CD-ROM Diccionario de Biografías
-En el DICCIONARIO DE BIOGRAFÍAS aparecen las personalidades más relevantes de todas las épocas y de todos los campos de la actividad humana.

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