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The Library Rogerio Casas -
Alatriste H., houses the collection of books gathered by Franz Mayer, who
besides collecting pieces of art, highlighted as bibliophile.
The library specializes in
decorative arts and has one of the most important collections in America of The
Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote.
The relevance of this
collection lies, inter alia, in antiquity, beauty and rarity, its editions,
true works of art. In these books is remarkable addition to the content,
binding, typography, illustrations and illuminated.
“Books are the carriers of
civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science
crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the
development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of
change (as the poet said), windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the
sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians and bankers of the
treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.
― Barbara W. Tuchman
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Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Friday, May 20, 2016
Don Quixote
Monday, September 29, 2014
Circle
“On
a bare branch a crow is perched - autumn evening”
― Matsuo Bashō
― Matsuo Bashō
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Book
“I
need, therefore I imagine.”
“I live through risk. Without risk
there is no art.
You should always be on the edge of
a cliff about to fall down and break your neck.”
― Carlos Fuentes
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Liquid Eyes
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Memory
demands an image. ~ Bertrand
Arthur William Russell
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Friday, November 4, 2011
The Box
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| Music: Invisible Lady by Charles Mingus |
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Circle
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Restaurant Clandestino
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| Clandestine Restaurant (Mexico City) Workshops, Music, Books, Bazaar, Theater, Puppets |
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Missing Book
-A. Conan Doyle, Daniel Defoe, Robert Louis Stevenson, E. Salgari, I. M. Altamirano-
Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
November 2008 Theme Day: Books
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
An altar on a bookstore shop window at Roma borough.
The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage (and others) living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and relatives who have died. The celebration occurs on the 1st and 2nd of November, in connection with the Catholic holy days of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day which take place on those days. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. Observance of the holiday in Mexican-American communities in the United States has become more important and widespread as the community grows numerically and economically.
Similar holidays are celebrated in many parts of the world; for example, it is a public holiday in Brazil, where many Brazilians celebrate by visiting cemeteries and churches. In Spain, there are festivals and parades, and at the end of the day, people gather at cemeteries and pray to their loved ones who have died. Similar observances occur elsewhere in Europe and in the Philippines, and similarly-themed celebrations appear in many Asian and African cultures. [Wiki.]
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