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Barcelona. Carnet de Voyage
Catalan edition
Un dia a Gràcia
Poble Sec - Montjuïc
Un dia al Born
Tombs pel barri Gòtic
A day in Gràcia
The Poble Sec neighbourhood and Montjuïc, full of little corners, gardens, bars, visitors, museums and more... a great walk for you to enjoy through the personal vision and illustrations of Manel Andreu, accompanied by the impressions of Xavier Moret.
A day in El Born
Walks round the Gothic neighbourhood
Travel notebooks offer us a journey through Barcelona’s neighbourhoods through the author’s sketches and notes. This one offers illustrator Pep Montserrat’s vision of Gràcia. Pep Montserrat 2013 (2nd edition) 102 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-445-3
The Born neighbourhood, with its little corners, characters and shops; its noises, smells and colours; the atmosphere, the products, and a smattering of comments... Life in El Born as seen through the traveller’s eye of the illustrator Juliet Pomés
Xavier Moret (texts) Manel Andreu (illustrations) 2009 102 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-173-5
Juliet Pomés Leiz 2012 (3rd edition) 102 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-380-7
Les Corts
Redescobrint l’Eixample
The drawings and texts of Juliet Pomés offer us an entertaining look at people and scenes from Les Corts, a neighbourhood that combines tradition with modernity.
Rediscovering L'Eixample
Stéphane Carteron’s drawings take us through the silence, music, welcome and festivities of the Barri Gòtic. An original, unique walk through the neighbourhood through illustrations. Stéphane Carteron 2012 (2nd edition) 102 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-379-1
Voltant per Sants Going round Sants Voltant per Sants takes its readers on a journey to rediscover this workingclass Barcelona neighbourhood, through the unique experience of life drawings. This inquisitive traveller spent months in Sants, with book in hand, capturing its life, residents and nooks and crannies. Víctor Martínez Escámez, Swasky 2013 (3rd edition) 92 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-418-4
1r PREMI INTERNACIONAL CLERMONT FERRAND 2013
Juliet Pomés Leiz 2013 (2nd edition) 102 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-444-6
Thanks to a collection called ‘Carnet de voyage’, we see a new approach to discovering the Eixample. There are illustrations by author Sagar Forniés who has observed its streets and squares while walking around the area. We find an Eixample which is both dreamlike and realistic. Sagar Forniés 2012 102 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-403-3
Passejant per Horta Walking round Horta Passejant per Horta invites its readers to immerse themselves in everyday life in Horta, La Clota and Can Fargues, and rediscover an urban landscape with a rural past that makes it especially attractive. Òscar Julve Gil 2013 (2nd edition) 90 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-449-1
The travelogue collection published by Barcelona City Council follows the classic “carnet de voyage” model. Travelogues are, as their name suggests, travel logs, notebooks in which, through drawings and texts, we build up our vision of the places that we travel to. They are therefore very personal and, at the same time, show great artistic quality.
Coming soon: Un tomb per Sant Gervasi, Racons del Clot i el Camp de l’Arpa, El Raval, El Putxet
Una Barceloneta La Barceloneta is a neighbourhood with its own identity, the result of major political and social changes in Barcelona. We could say it is a kind of city add-on. With her illustrations, Imapla takes us round the more emblematic spots of a neighbourhood closely bound up with the port and which, these days, represents one of the city's must-visit areas... Imapla 2013 92 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-473-6
Una mirada a Sarrià A look at Sarrià Taking a deeply affectionate approach, Mireia Zantop converts this “travel journal” into a highly intimate experience revealing the streets, squares, parks and people of Sarrià. Mireia Zantop 2013 92 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-423-1
Barcelona m’inspira Barcelona inspires me Barcelona m’inspira brings together the drawings the French artist Lapin has been doing of Barcelona since he settled here six years ago. This French illustrator and honorary Barcelonan reproduces here the beauty and particular features of the city's most iconic buildings and amenities. At the same time, with ingenuity and empathy, he shows us some of the everyday moments in our urban lives. All the glory of Barcelona in travelogue form. Lapin 2013 160 pages ¤19.90 ISBN: 978-84-9850-479-8
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Barcelona 1714. La ciutat del Born La ciutat del Born
Barcelona 1706-1714
The City of El Born
Dietari d’un adroguer
Economia i vida quotidiana a Barcelona (segles XIV-XVIII)
In 1706, Barcelona grocer Jaume Ribes started to write and draw a personal diary. His texts and illustrations are testimony to the everyday life of an active, go-ahead city. However, the city then suffered a long, hard siege by Bourbon troops, which lasted until 11 September 1714.
The Economy and Everyday Life in Barcelona (15th-18th centuries) An exhaustive study and analysis of the vast quantity of information collected during the excavation of the archaeological site at the old Born market, in the area of the city demolished to make way for the military citadel built in the eighteenth century. This information, combined with and linked to the already available documentary evidence, makes it possible to reconstruct the daily lives of whole families and lots of microhistories which, taken together, give us an overall, complex vision of Barcelona society at that time. Albert Garcia Espuche
Oriol Garcia i Quera 2013 22 x 24.5 cm 120 pages ¤19.90 Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN 978-84-9850-498-9
Barcelona 1714 Els gravats de la guerra de Successió Prints of the War of Succession
2009 26.5 x 27.5 cm 666 pages ¤60 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-185-8
The Barcelona of the Spanish War of Succession attracted growing interest among public opinion across Europe. Street maps and military maps alternated with views of the city and its features, and illustrations of what happened there. The best artists and etchers rivalled each other when it came to producing gazettes, almanacs, etchings of the siege and military works. The result: a city unknown and always alive, swinging between the splendour of the court and the misery and hunger of the siege: the Barcelona of 1714.
1714 El setge de Barcelona
Agustí Alcoberro 2013 26 x 22 cm 212 pages ¤39.00 Catalan edition Published with Editorial Efadós ISBN: 978-84-15232-47-6
The Siege of Barcelona
Onze de setembre Història de la commemoració de la Diada a Barcelona
This illustrated book is about the siege that Barcelona suffered in 1714 and which ended on the 11th of September with the fall of the city. The book is a historical overview of the causes of the War of Succession and shows the heroic defence made by the Catalans from the city of Barcelona. The highly detailed illustrations by Guillem H. Pongiluppi show how the armies were organised and battle plans, warfare tactics and the development of the siege until Barcelona’s final capitulation. That was at three in the afternoon on the 11th of September, 1714. Guillem H. Pongiluppi and F. Xavier Hernàndez Cardona
History of the National Day Celebrations in Barcelona This book studies the origins and development of Catalonia's National Day up to the present, and shows how the Catalan people have turned the memory of a defeat into a tool for restoring self-government. The numerous illustrations that accompany the text, often unpublished, give a fuller picture of what la Diada has been till now.
2012 24 x 22 cm 120 pages ¤23.90 Catalan edition Published with Angle Editorial ISBN: 978-84-15695-09-7
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Sebastià Riera 2013 26 x 22 cm 176 pages ¤25.00 Catalan edition Published with Editorial Efadós ISBN: 978-84-15232-48-3
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“Barcelona 1700” Collection
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Catalan edition This collection, edited by the historian Albert Garcia Espuche, takes us back to a politically and economically convulsive period, and helps us discover what life was like at the time, now we are very close to the tercentenary of 11 September, 1714. The Barcelona of 1700 was a prosperous city. The collection offers a highly detailed insight into a diverse, economically very dynamic society, connected to half the world, thanks to its strong commercial activity. It was a society full of foreigners, well fed and with a very sweet tooth, heavily marked by religion but given to revelry, dancing, music, the theatre and gaming, traces of a visible sophistication. Jardins, jardineria i botànica
Festes i celebracions
Gardens, Gardening and Botany
Festes i celebracions
Several authors. 2008 230 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-100-1
Several authors. 2010 310 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-176-6
Medicina i farmàcia Dansa i música
Medicine and Pharmacy
Dance and Music
Several authors. 2011 314 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-331-9
Several authors.2009 326 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-145-2
Llengua i literatura Jocs, triquets i jugadors
Language and Literature
Games, Gambling Houses and Players
Several authors. 2011 288 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-310-4
Several authors. 2009 238 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-176-6
Interiors domèstics House Interiors
Drogues, dolços i tabac Drugs, Sweets and Tobacco Several authors. 2010 240 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-254-1
Several authors. 2012 314 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-383-8
Política, economia i guerra Politics, War and Economy The ninth volume of the “Barcelona 1770” series brings us to a politically and economically convulsive moment and tells us what happened on 11th September 1714, the National Day of Catalonia. The contributions of the authors give us a better understanding of the political and economical context in which the War of the Spanish Succession and the events of 1714 took place. 2012 288 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-405-7
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Art Públic de Barcelona
Atles de Barcelona
Public Art in Barcelona
Barcelona’s Atlas
This catalogue of the public art to be found in the city’s streets and squares is a collaborative effort of the City Council, Barcelona University and Àmbit publishers. The contents have been drawn from www.bcn.cat/artpublic, with texts by Jaume Sobrequés, Josep M. Huertas, Jaume Fabre and a long list of professionals, scholars and specialists providing a historical interpretation and artistic analysis of the artworks. Each of the more than eight hundred items is accompanied by the corresponding picture.
A unique work produced by specialists in the various fields of knowledge and which, for the first time, presents the reader with a comprehensive, up-to-date summary of everything the city represents. The Atlas of Barcelona, the city’s official atlas, contains 400 photographs taken specifically for this purpose; the official cartography, updated with new layers of information; and a previously unpublished thematic cartography illustrating historical, social, economic and cultural factors, as well as texts and statistical data relating to the districts and neighbourhoods of Catalonia’s capital.
Catalan Art Critics Association Prize, 2010 Jaume Sobrequés, Josep M. Huertas, Jaume Fabre and others.
2009 29 x 29 cm 546 pages ¤49 Catalan edition Published with Àmbit Serveis Editorials ISBN: 978-84-9850-195-7
Josep Serra i Batiste, Carles Carreras, Sergi Martínez Rigol and Albert Perelló (directors)
2011 29 x 29 cm 430 pages ¤49.90 Catalan editions ISBN: 978-84-9850-309-8
Atles de la Guerra Civil a Catalunya Atlas of the Civil War in Catalonia This big atlas on the Spanish Civil War is a landmark in the historiography of Catalonia. It includes over four hundred maps showing towns (giving special mention to Barcelona), armies, the movement of the fronts, the bombing, the war at sea and in the air, etc. From the Coup d’Etat to the battle of the Ebro and the end of the war.
Diccionari nomenclàtor de les vies públiques de Barcelona Streets Barcelona Dictionary Nomenclator
Jesús Portavella i Isidoro
A dictionary of all the street names in Barcelona, in alphabetical order, where, apart from the year, you can find the origin of the current name and all the changes it has undergone over the different historical periods. The last edition came out in 1997, which makes this edition a very useful tool for discovering how and why we name our surroundings as we do.
2010 18 x 25.5 cm 542 pages Catalan edition ¤30 ISBN: 978-84-9850-216-9
Víctor Hurtado, Antoni Segura i Joan Villarroya
2012 (Second edition) 22 x 29 cm 536 pages ¤79 Published with Edicions Dau Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-382-1
16.5 x 12 cm. 224 pages
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Architectural guides
Barcelona has become a benchmark city for cultural and architectural tourism
Published jointly with Edicions Polígrafa Catalan, Spanish and English edition
Barcelona: A Guide To Its Modern Architecture
Old Architecture until 1888 The creation of the Iulia Augusta Paterna Faventia Barcino Colony marked the beginning of an unrelenting process of occupying the Barcelona plane. This book visits all the buildings, places and remains that bear witness to the growth of the city up to the most recent past. Albert Rubio 2009 ISBN: 978-84-9850-189-6
Noucentista and Art Nouveau Architecture 1888-1929 Barcelona has become a model city for cultural and architectural tourism. Given its quantitative and qualitative importance, this Modernista and Noucentista heritage needs to be highlighted. This book suggests itineraries that will help us to discover, value and appreciate the more representative buildings of these styles, so prominent in the city. It offers seven routes: Ciutat Vella, Passeig de Gràcia, Eixample Esquerre, Eixample Dret, Gràcia - Sant Gervasi, Pedralbes and Sants - Montjuïc. Roger Miralles 2008 ISBN: 978-84-9850-112-4
Modern Architecture Guide 1929-1979
Contemporary Architecture 1979-2010
Barcelona has become a model city for cultural and architectural tourism. This book refers to many of the buildings we are used to seeing on our daily rounds but which we know nothing about. And it so happens that their features are of an architectural interest which would help us to see them in a new light, if only we knew. The book also features buildings in the area around Barcelona.
Barcelona has become a model city for cultural and architectural tourism. Ten itineraries offer a journey around some of the city’s more recent architecture, built up under the democratic urban planning guidelines of the last yeats of 20th century and begining of 21th century.
Patricia de Muga, Laura García Hintze 2006 ISBN: 978-84-343-1126-7
Roger Miralles, Pau Sierra 2013 ISBN: 978-84-343-1307-1
Barcelona: Open-air Sculptures The sculptures in the city’s public spaces were created by some of the top sculptors of the 20th century: Baumgarten, Calder, Chillida, Gargallo, Merz, Miró, Tàpies, Turrell... Featuring a series of routes, this volume also includes maps of the location and the best way to get there. 2003 16.5 x 12 cm 192 pages ¤11.95 ISBN: 978-84-343-1019-8
This updated and revised guide to Barcelona covers a broad spectrum of architecture ranging from the era of the earliest architectural expressions of the Modernisme and Noucentisme movements, via the huge Olympic Games project and ending with the two great urban development transformations focused on the 22@ district and the Plaça d’Europa. A document which is not only a user guide but also a reflection on how the city of Barcelona has been transformed between the late 19th and the early 21st centuries. Manuel Gausa, Marta Cervelló, Maurici Pla, Ricardo Devesa 2013 14.5 x 17 cm 612 pages ¤ 28 Published with ACTAR Edicions ISBN: 978-84-9850-453-8 (Catalan) 978-84-96954-18-2 (English)
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Barcelona slow
e19 Barcelona Slow A relaxed tour of the city with 23 itineraries that go for a different approach to urban time and space. Carefully guided routes that pay tribute to the quiet little squares, parks free of atmospheric and noise pollution, pedestrian areas that retain the atmosphere of old towns, local culture and all those quiet corners that let us enjoy some peace and quiet in a new city, breathing life into those dead hours. Isabel de Villalonga (text), Jordi Play (fotografies) 2010 (2nd edition) 274 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-286-2 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9850-257-2 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-9850-411-8 (English)
Barcelona hora màgica Barcelona, magic hour The book opens Barcelona up for discovery by its residents and visitors alike during the magical hours when the sun sets. It contains twenty routes along which readers can discover the great city’s special sites and enjoy first-time experiences and sensations at this fascinating time crossing the boundaries between day and night. Barcelona, hora màgica is part of the BCN Slow series, put together to promote a relaxed and restful way to enjoy the city. Eulàlia Iglesias Huix and Xavier Muniesa (texts) Jordi Play (photographies) 2011 264 pages ISBN català: 978-84-9850-362-3
Barcelona Runner Routes for seeing the city on go
Pere Bosch and Núria Blanco (texts); César Lucadamo (photos)
2011 14 x 22 cm 192 pages ¤19 ISBN: 978-84-9850-430-9 English ISBN: 978-84-9850-358-6 Catalan ISBN: 978-84-9850-388-3 Spanish
Cap al cap i casal de Catalunya The Head and House of Catalonia The trail from Llobregat river to Barcelona. Guide of cultural rambling This is the fourth guide of the Camí (“the trail”), a signposted route through the culture, history, landscape and spirit of the Catalanspeaking countries. This edition is particular in that it shows another side of the city of Barcelona: that of popular initiatives, besides its touristic-cultural aspect. Emphasis is put on the social and artistic dynamism of the districts of Catalonia’s capital. You will find more information about the Camí on www.elcami.cat. Published jointly with Associació PAS - Amics del Camí
2012 13.5 x 20.5 cm 208 pages e10 ISBN: 978-84-9850-399-9
Barcelona metro a metro Barcelona, metro to metro An invitation to go round Barcelona on the metro, stop by stop. An invitation to find out the origins to the stations’ names. An invitation to leave your car at home and travel on the underground. An invitation not to be turned down. Marta Torres Muñoz Published jointly with TMB and Editorial Alrevés
Coming soon: Barcelona verda / Green Barcelona
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Barcelona corre encourages us to run, to get healthy by taking up this sport in the city’s streets, parks, squares and circuits. A decidedly useful book for the initiated and persuasive for those yet to take the plunge, it offers 23 routes designed by two experts, classed under district, subject matter and challenge, and rounded off with interviews. It is also a living book, so every runner can take up their own particular routes or adapt to their tastes the ones already proposed.
2010 15 x 21 cm 286 pages e20 ISBN: 978-84-937728-8-8 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-937728-9-5 (Spanish)
BICILONA Rutes amb bicicleta per Barcelona Bike routes round Barcelona Bicilona offers you eleven bike itineraries round Barcelona so you can explore the city in a different way. The routes are designed so you can do them on your own, with friends or as a family, and the degree of difficulty is given along with the percentage covered by bike lane. The book also includes detailed recommendations on maintenance and repairs that you will be able to do yourself at home or when cycling, as well as some ideas on customising your bike. 2013 19.5 x 12.5 cm 51 pages e12.50 Catalan edition Published with Cossetània Edicions ISBN: 978-84-9034-151-3
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Walks around Barcelona
15 Walks around the scientific world of Barcelona This guide that takes its readers around a good many material examples that attest to the intense scientific and industrial activities taking place in the city, drawing our attention to technological features we rarely think about and which are linked to basic, everyday services like water supplies and transport. Readers will also find itineraries for contemplating buildings, monuments and museums from a scientific point of view, rather than solely artistic.
Xavier Duran and Mercè Piqueras 2006 (3rd edition) 14 x 22 cm 370 pages e19 ISBN: 978-84-7609-978-9 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-7609-998-3 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-7609-999-1 (English)
Walks through Literary Barcelona Lying somewhere between travel book and cultural journalism, this publication, which comes in Catalan, Spanish and English editions, offers a literary and visual tour of the landscapes writers have used for portraying Barcelona and raising it to the category of immortal literary myth. A total of sixteen urban itineraries and two locations from memory that raise the question in our minds as to whether the city we live in or the imaginary one is more real, and whether the first would have been the same if the second had not existed.
Sergio Vila-Sanjuán and Sergi Doria 2005 15 x 22.5 cm 366 pages e29 Published with Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez and Grup 62 ISBN: 978-84-297-5562-4 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-8307-649-7 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-8307-651-9 (English)
Walking Tours Around Masonic Barcelona This guide adds Barcelona to the list of other major world cities, including New York, Paris and London, that have sought to recover the traces left by freemasons over the years. Readers will find a good selection of the signs and symbols of freemasonry, a description of where the various lodges met and a list of Barcelona streets dedicated to well-known freemasons.
Xavi Casinos 2013 (3rd edition) 14 x 22 cm 144 pages e10 Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-454-5
Barcelona insòlita Una guia temàtica de barris Unknown Barcelona A thematic guide to the neighbourhoods The uniqueness of this guide lies in its premise: the author wanted to present a variety of city locations with apparently surprising or little-known features. There are 772 offerings in all, grouped under 30 headings, including Parks and Gardens, Public Roads, Science and Technology, Spirituality, Cinema, Music and Dance, Performing Arts, Flamenco, On Wheels, Bcn Noir and Criminal, and Travel. A page is devoted to each one, with information on how to get there or contact them, a neighbourhood reference and a district colour code. Neus Bergua Joanpere
2010 16 x 22 cm 896 pages e28 ISBN: 978-84-9850-236-7
BARCELONABC Alfabet d’una ciutat · A city alphabet Can you explain Barcelona by means of the alphabet? Would we be capable of choosing the symbols, the places and the people that define Barcelona from A to Z? This is the original, creative and personal exercise undertaken by the writer Jaume Subirana, and with fantastic results. An alphabet of thirty words that helps those visiting us for the first time to get to know the city in some detail and from the inside. For those who already live there, it offers the chance to revisit the city to discover and learn things they did not know. The alphabet is complete and surprising at the same time. Under “D” , obviously, there is Diagonal, but under “K” comes Kubala. Under “R” he talks about the Rambla but also the rumba. A groundbreaking, curious and wellinformed alphabet of contemporary Barcelona. And the photographs of Pepe Navarro make a superb accompaniment. Jaume Subirana (texts) and Pepe Navarro (photographs) 2013 14 x 22 cm 316 pages ¤19 Catalan and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-434-7
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Barcelona, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
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Published jointly with Cossetània Edicions Catalan edition Gràcia
Horta-Guinardó
Sant Martí
Sants-Montjuïc
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
Sant Andreu
Gràcia is one of Barcelona’s most socially and culturally dynamic districts. Its main neighbourhood, Vila de Gràcia, has almost as many residents as the district’s four other neighbourhoods put together, its fame resting on its vitality and on the bustle of its streets for much of the day. For all the current heterogeneity of its population, Gràcia still yearns for the days when it was once an independent town.
Horta-Guinardó has the greatest physical and human diversity of all Barcelona’s districts. Within its boundaries there is a place for residential and working class neighbourhoods, blocks of flats built in the 1950s and 1960s and summer houses built by Barcelona’s middle class. The route through the district, divided into eleven neighbourhoods, will help us to understand its heterogeneous make-up.
Sant Martí is a district of big beaches that fill up over the summer and weekends with locals keen to get a taste of the sea. It is also the district of the Olympic Village, the Olympic Port and the site chosen for the Universal Forum of Cultures in 2004. It encompasses ten relatively young neighbourhoods with lots of attractive features that are linked by a long industrial past.
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi is one of the most extensive districts of the city, and that with a greater number of green spaces, educational institutions and health centres per hectare, and the only one including three ancient municipalities annexed to Barcelona: Sarrià (1921), Sant Gervasi de Cassoles (1897) and Vallvidrera (1890).
Gabriel Pernau (texts) Frederic Camallonga (photographies) ISBN: 978-84-9791-859-6
Antoni Capilla (texts) Frederic Camallonga (photographies) ISBN: 978-84-9791-783-4
This guide describes the SantsMontjuïc district, the biggest in Barcelona, which groups together a number of neighbourhoods with a very lively social life. A district with a diversity that surprises all those who walk round an area that came about from Barcelona’s huge expansion in the 19th century. It also includes Montjuïc mountain, an area whose use by the military made it off limits to Barcelona’s residents for centuries. Today its parks, gardens and amenities invite visitors to reconquer its summit.
Sant Andreu has grown up around the historic centre of the old municipality of Sant Andreu de Palomar, annexed to Barcelona in 1897; a neighbourhood that, to a large extent, still retains its small town feel and many remnants of its industrial past. At the two ends of Carrer Gran de Sant Andreu are Navas, la Sagrera and Trinitat Vella; and following the course of the Besòs river we find three neighbourhoods created in the 20th century: Baró de Viver, Bon Pastor and Barri del Congrés i els Indians.
Antoni Capilla (texts) Frederic Camallonga (photographies) ISBN: 978-84-9791-783-4
Gabriel Pernau (text) and Frederic Camallonga (photographs) ISBN: 978-84-15456-45-2
Antoni Capilla (texts) and Francesc Camallonga (photographs) ISBN: 978-84-9034-021-9
Antoni Capilla (texts) and Francesc Camallonga (photographs) ISBN: 978-84-9034-130-8
Les Corts The seventh book in this series is devoted to Les Corts. Annexed to Barcelona at the end of the 19th century, Les Corts is the least populated district in the whole of Barcelona. Within its boundaries there is the Pedralbes monastery, examples of working class architecture from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, the charming old quarter, the big Modernista houses, green spaces, the Palau Reial, university faculties, and so on. An indispensable guide for immersing ourselves in a historical setting full of contrasts. Gabriel Pernau (texts) and Frederic Camallonga (photographs) ISBN: 978-84-9034-169-8
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Marga the Cat
Published with Editorial Alrevés
Pilarín Bayés (illustrations) and Núria Parera (texts) have created Marga the Cat for children so they can get to know the city’s neighbourhoods Barcelona
Marga the cat and the mystery of the snail An adventure at the Gothic ward Pilarín Bayés and Núria Parera have created Marga the cat to introduce their young readers to Barcelona’s neighbourhoods. In the first book in the series, Marga has to find a snail hidden in the Gòtic neighbourhood. ISBN: 978-84-15008-10-2 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-15098-18-8 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-15098-16-4 (English)
Painting Barcelona
Illustrated books for children, so boys and girls can paint them in and get to know different parts of the city.
A book of illustrations for children allowing them to paint and learn about the services Barcelona offers its citizens, including cleaning, transport, green spaces, etc. Free DL: B-15.987-2010
ISBN: 978-84-15098-24-9 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-15098-25-6 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-15098-26-3 (English)
Ciutat d’arbres / City of Trees A book of illustration for children allowing them to paint and learn about the main trees we can find in Barcelona. Bilingual edition in Catalan and Spanish. e2 ISBN: 978-84-9850-308-1
Marga The Cat at Sant Medir An adventure in the village of Gracia Pilarín Bayés and Núria Parera have created Marga the cat to introduce their young readers to Barcelona’s neighbourhoods. In this adventure Marga takes us to the Gràcia neighbourhood. She has been invited there by her friend Gato Pérez and she has to sort out several problems so the St Medir festival can go ahead.
The fifth volume of the collection has Marga the cat keen to spend a peaceful day on Barceloneta beach. There she comes across Carmen Amaya, sad because of the disappearance of the Negre de la Riba. The cat suspects there are gargoyles behind all this... and she’s not wrong! Helped out by NarcísMonturiol and his Ictíneosubmarine, Marga the cat does her utmost to recover the Negre de la Riba from the depths of the sea. Núria Parera (texts) and Pilarín Bayés (illustrations) 2013 ISBN català: 978-84-15900-05-4 ISBN castellà: 978- 84-15900-06-1
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Bestiari
ISBN: 978-84-15098-11-9 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-15098-09-6 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-15098-17-1 (English)
Marga the Cat and the Barça Cup An adventure in the Les Corts neighbourhood The Barça Museum has been burgled! Pep Guardiola doesn’t think twice: he calls on Marga the cat, who does all she can to solve the case. Will Marga manage to return the stolen cup to the museum? ISBN: 978-84-15098-61-4 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-15098-62-1 (Spanish)
A book of illustrations for children allowing them to paint and learn about the main parts of the “Big House”, the seat of Barcelona City Council in Plaça de Sant Jaume. Bilingual edition in Catalan and Spanish. Free DL: B-13.277-2009
Al teu servei / At Your Service
Marga the cat is invited one more year to the poetical tea party organized by her friend Tortell in Sarrià. Tortell wishes to recite a poem by great J.V. Foix, but he has suddenly lost his memory!
An adventure in the La Barceloneta neighbourhood
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La Casa Gran / The Big House
Marga the cat and the forgotten poem An adventure in the village of Sarrià
La gata Marga i el mascaró enfonsat
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Paint and Discover Barcelona Come and discover Barcelona following a route round its most iconic sites, while painting and breathing life into them. A picture for welcoming in the little ones to the city, whether residents or visitors from around the world. Núria Canyamares 2013 20 x 24 cm DL: B-18.593-2013
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A book for young children that lets them colour in and learn about the fantastic animals that make up the festival beasts in Barcelona. It belongs to the “Painting Barcelona” collection, in which the illustrator Stéphane Carteron reveals different aspects of Barcelona to his young readers. e2 ISBN: 978-84-9850-397-5
Gegants / Giants Discover and paint the city’s giants, one of the most popular festive and traditional icons of Barcelona and Catalonia. The giants head the popular parades of the historically most important festivals celebrated in Barcelona over the course of the year: Santa Eulàlia, Corpus and La Mercè. e2 ISBN: 978-84-9850-457-6
Catalan and Spanish edition Stéphane Carteron 20 x 24 cm
Anna Cabeza (texts), Mercè Galí (illustrations) 15 x 18.5 cm. 64 pages
Routes round Barcelona
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Brief history of Salvador Espriu Brief history of the life and literary work of one of the most distinguished figures of Catalan literature. Poet, playwright and novelist, Salvador Espriu i Castelló produced an extensive body of work, including several pieces that have become hallmarks of Catalan literature. Helena Barba’s book looks at both the personal and professional life of the writer - this year sees the celebration of the centenary of his birth - and PilarínBayés completes the picture with her illustrations. The book offers an introduction to the writer for young and old alike. Helena Barba (texts) PilarínBayés (illustrations) 2013 22.5 x 27 cm 16 pages ¤6 Published with Editorial Alrevés ISBN: 978-84-9979-210-1 (Catalan)
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Bona nit, Barcelona Me’n vaig a dormir Little Story of Barcelona This fun route to the most relevant places and events of the city makes you know its evolution and reconsider the final question as to whether this is the most beautiful city in the world. Specially addressed to parents and children, whether from Barcelona or other places, this book includes the text by the writer and journalist from Barcelona Eva Piquer and the pictures by Pilarín Bayés, a lover of Catalonia’s capital.
Barcelona for creative, observant and talented kids
Barcelona for Children A guidebook for discovering the city
This is a practical guide for children who live in the city and who want to get more out of it, and little tourists who come to visit the city for a few days. In these pages you’ll find all kinds of ideas so you can choose the ones you like best: sport, nature, archaeology, the circus, the cinema, geography, food, science, music, art, history and literature.
Barcelona per a nens is a guidebook that presents the city paying special attention to giving a positive, fun and different view of it, according to the interests of children, by selecting those points of interest where they will surely have a good time. It aims to cover the information conventional guidebooks “forget”, given that for many of these children don’t even exist. Looking at the city through the eyes of a child can be a way to having more and better time with them.
Pilarín Bayés (pictures) Eva Piquer (text)
Dani Violi
2012 22.5 x 27 cm 16 pages e6 Published with Editorial Mediterrania 978-84-9979-156-2 (Catalan) 978-84-9979-157-9 (Spanish) 978-84-9979-158-6
15 x 23 cm 144 pages e15 Published with Alrevés ISBN: 978-84-15098-68-3 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-15098-69-0 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-15098-94-2 (French) ISBN: 978-84-15098-93-5 (English)
Joan Portell Rifà 2012 15 x 23 cm 80 pages e10. 90 Published with Cossetània Edicions ISBN: 978-84-9791-893-0 (Catalan) Published with Lectio Ediciones ISBN: 978-84-15088-11-0 (Spanish)
Goodnight, Barcelona I’m going to bed
Pau and Laia are two adventurous Barcelona children Edificis i monuments who are very keen to learn things that encourage ISBN: 978-84-246-3383-7 boys and girls – through these guides – to discover Espais verds ISBN: 978-84-246-3382-0 the city of Barcelona. In these books you’ll find suggested routes for going Històries i festes round the historical buildings and monuments, ISBN: 978-84-246-3189-5 parks and gardens, historical locations and the city’s Museus ISBN: 978-84-246-3384-4 festivals, the museums and public transport. You’ll be able to do that through drawings, games, Transport públic riddles and lots of other things for an experience ISBN: 978-84-246-3187-1 that’s fun and educational at the same time.
It’s getting dark in Barcelona and the children have to go to bed. A story to say “goodnight” to our sons and daughters, and the city too. Our young ones remember different places in Barcelona: school, the park, the library, the market and the zoo, while they clean their teeth, put their pyjamas on and go to bed. An original idea for explaining to boys and girls how Barcelona also gets ready for a good night’s sleep. Bernat Cormand 2012 23 x 25 cm ¤6 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-408-8
Barcelona. Itineraris imaginats / Rutas imaginadas / Imaginary routes This book is aimed at Barcelona’s inhabitants and visitors to city alike, offering a contemporary vision of the city in the form of seven routes which, though imaginary, could very easily be made real. Its author Jordi Puntí – winner of the 2011 Lletra d’Or prize for his Maletes perdudes – guides us through this imaginary world, linked to urban reality through the magnificent photography of Pepe Navarro.
Odes a Barcelona 1840-2011 A collection of odes to Barcelona, offering a very wide range of authors, subjects and styles that are emotionally charged and of undoubted lyrical and aesthetic quality. D. Sam Abrams, who chose the works and wrote the foreword, has made a very extensive selection to include the maximum number of odes, which are ordered by author and alphabetically.
D. Sam Abrams (selection, prologue and notes) 2012 16 x 24 cm 336 pages ¤15 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-385-2
Barcelona, the city of the present
Jordi Puntí (texts) Pepe Navarro (photographs)
Like all cities, Barcelona is the result of facts, events, changes, progress... in other words, its history. A history that passes before our eyes like a succession of sped-up frames that bring us a unique and very vivid image: Barcelona today. The photographs that make up the book let us see the result of this slow process that has been gestating over the years; in short, an image of the modern, cosmopolitan Barcelona of the 21st century. What we have here is a book illustrated with photographs that show today’s modern Barcelona but at the same time lets us glimpse traces of the past that have made the city what it is today.
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2011 21.5 x 25.5 cm 240 pages ¤20 Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-332-6
2013 21 x 21 cm 456 pages ¤25 Catalan, Spanish, English and French edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-493-4
1.000 testimonis sobre Barcelona 1,000 Testimonies on Barcelona Many foreigners have written about Barcelona. This collection of a thousand personal accounts of the city is a priceless work that will preserve these memories and their orderly presentation can give a different and sometimes surprising picture of out city.
What’s Barcelona?
The Palimpsest of Barcelona Barcelona people, those who have lived here all their lives and those who have been here just a day, are still surprised by a city that is capable of keeping an order that allows its streets and balconies to show off very different colours. This book lets us take a very close look at Barcelona, at its details, contrasting stone with colour, Gothic with contemporary, people with urban development, and so on.
Fifty very Barcelona concepts and places portrayed from the particular viewpoint of the book’s authors, who draw Barcelona’s soul for us, even if only partially.
Joan Barril (text) Pere Vivas (photographs) 2006 22.5 x 27 cm 424 pages ¤45 Catalan, Spanish and English edition Published with Triangle Postals ISBN: 84-8478-258-1
Lluís Permanyer Matthew Tree (texts) Txema Salvans (illustrations) Màrius Serra (presentació) 2009 22 x 26 cm 112 pages ¤15 Edition in Catalan, Spanish and English ISBN: 978-84-9850-177-3
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2007 14 x 21 cm 878 pages ¤29 Catalan edition Published with Edicions La Campana ISBN: 978-84-7609-497-5 (Catalan)
Panoramic Barcelona
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Barcelona panoràmica Panoramic Barcelona
Lucien Roisin Besnard The French photographer and publisher Lucien Roisin compiled the photographs that bear witness to the enormous development Barcelona experienced between 1912 and 1935.There are 90 in all, 30 panoramic pictures previously unpublished.
Barcelona panoràmica Panoramic Barcelona
Lucien Roisin Besnard (postcards) Lluís Permanyer (texts) 2010 30 x 16.5 cm 188 pages ¤32 Catalan editions Published with Editorial Efadós ISBN: 978-84-95550-90-3
Àngel Toldrà i Viazo There are 90 photographs of Barcelona in this book, 30 previously unpublished. They were taken between 1905 and 1930 by Àngel Toldrà, a real specialist in postcard photography. Through these 180º panoramic views, Toldrà transmits the intensity, concentration and diversity of Modernista Barcelona.
Àngel Toldrà i Viazo (postcards) Lluís Permanyer (texts)
This book, which focuses on the Bellesguard house and the Sagrada Família temple, opens up new avenues for interpreting Gaudí’s symbolism based on the links that exist between the work of the Catalan architect and the German painter Peter Lenz which, at the same time, must be seen in the overall context of the theory of powers developed by Friedrich Schelling, the great philosopher of late Romanticism. Carles Rius Santamaria 2011 17 x 24 cm 354 pages ¤26 Published jointly with Publicacions i Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-475-3562-0
2010 (Third edition) 30 x 16.5 cm 188 pages ¤32 Catalan edition Published with Editorial Efados ISBN: 978-84-95550-86-6
Barcelona crea 300 artistas, 30 centros de creación / 300 artistes, 30 centres de creació / 300 artists, 30 creation centres Thought up in Barcelona Look at Barcelona Panoramic Sixteen panoramic vantage points overlooking Barcelona, from where large photographs have been taken that show us the city and its surroundings as you’ve never seen them before.
Carles Marquès (text), Pere Vivas, Ricard Pla, Biel Puig and Juanjo Puente (photographs) 2009 25.5 x 14 cm 126 pages ¤18 Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Italian and German editions Published with Triangle Postals ISBN: 978-84-8478-413-5
The second volume in the Thought up in Barcelona series, which offers a selection of the products and services drawn from the inspiration and creativity of Barcelona’s entrepreneurs. An example of the creative talent that has made this an innovation benchmark. 2010 15 x 20.5 cm 150 pages ¤25 Published with Barcelona Activa and ACTAR ISBN: 978-84-9850-273-2 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9850-272-5 (English)
The 300 creators and the 30 creation centres listed in this dictionary represent the framework in which the artistic vitality of Barcelona, a city that has been transformed into one of the international strongholds of creativity, has thrived. 2011 21 x 29 cm 200 pages ¤29 Catalan, Spanish and English edition Published with La Fábrica ISBN: 978-84-92841-94-3
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La modernitat a la Barcelona dels cinquanta
Galleries in Barcelona
Modernity in 1950s Barcelona
Barcelona. Memòria des del cel, 1927-1975
This book was published to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the Barcelona Art Association, and it is a journey through the history of Barcelona’s art galleries over the 135 years between 1877 and 2012. The book is supplemented by an appendix that includes a list of all the city’s gallery exhibitions and activities between 1970 and 2012.
La modernitat a la Barcelona deModernity in 1950s Barcelona installed itself in the suburbs through industrial architecture. Large factories, converted to assemblyline production, were set up on the outskirts, next to what were still rural areas. A new architectural style was created and adapted to the product manufactured in each of these big industrial buildings. Readers will find photographs by Francesc Català-Roca, Agustí Centelles and Pérez de Rozas, among others.
A memory in black and white of the first fifty years of aerial photographies of the city. The year 1927 is the starting point of the route and the point of arrival find the aerialphotography of 1975 that offers a final vision of this cycle of urban growth. This revised edition of the work constitutes an essential instrument of approximation to the city comparing the changes become in the different neighbourhoods through the time.
Jaume Vidal Oliveras
Isabel Segura
Manel Guàrdia
2012 21.5 x 25.5 cm 312 pages ¤20 Catalan edition Published with Barcelona Art Association ISBN: 978-84-9850-427-9
2010 28.7 x 28.7 cm 196 pages ¤30 ISBN: 978-84-9850-215-2
2011 26 x 26 cm 232 pages ¤14.50 Published with Lunwerg and the Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya ISBN: 978-84-9785-785-7 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9785-784-0 (Spanish)
Memory from the Sky
Barcelona sport
Àlex Sánchez
A historical and sociological look at the links between sport and Barcelona which combines an interesting collection of photographs with the texts of Carles Santacana, a professor of contemporary history at the University of Barcelona. Through these we can see how important sport is in the lives of Barcelona’s men and women.
2007 29.5 x 29.5 cm 371 pages ¤34.90 Catalan edition Published with Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya ISBN: 84-7609-495-7
2010 21.5 x 25.5 cm 302 pages ¤20 Edition in Catalan, Spanish and English ISBN: 978-84-9850-268-8
Barcelona, ciutat i treball al segle XX Barcelona, city and work in the 20th century The photographs, many previously unpublished, and excellent text that accompanies them will take the reader through the world of Barcelona labour: the mercantile city of the Middle Ages, the crafts of the eighteenth century, the industry and manufacturing of the twentieth century. There is also a brief note on the new period opening up which, although bound to those just mentioned, is based on knowledge and research.
Barcelona-Chicago-Nova York The Universal Exposition of 1888 sets the scene for BarcelonaChicago-New York, where Barcelona is presented to the world as a modern and advanced city, and where it is made clear that its transformations towards progress do not stop here. Chicago and New York are no exception, but rather, like Barcelona, these cities were also undergoing full urban transformation. The book demonstrates the parallels between these three urbs, which had mirrored one another for over a century, and helps us to understand the historical context that led them to become what they are today.
Isabel Segura Soriano 2013 21.5 x 25.5 cm 206 pages ¤20 Edition in Catalan and English ISBN: 978-84-9850-455-2
Guia informal de la Barcelona dels anys 70 Informal guide to 1970s Barcelona The Informal Guide to 70s Barcelona shows the latter part of the Franco era via a collection of reports by two journalists and reporters: Josep Maria Huertas and José Martí Gómez. These reports, written in Spanish, were often edited because they were considered to be too informational. This is a book that provides a kaleidoscopic and surprising view of 70s Barcelona and which allows us to relive the city’s situation from today’s perspective when it was beginning to experience some big changes. Josep Maria Huertas and José Martí Gómez
2012 24 x 17 cm 190 pages ¤12 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-409-5
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Rephotographing Barcelona with Mark Klett Catalogue of the 2012 exhibition Rephotographing Barcelona with Mark Klett at the Barcelona Photographic Archive. Rephotography is a style that involves taking another photograph of a scene already photographed from the same point, to show the passage of time by contrasting different images captured at different times. This collection includes a selection of 97 photographs. Mark Klett, Ricard Martínez, Jordi Calafell and Natasha Christia
Ilusion and movement from the shadows to the film Collection Josep M. Queraltó An exhibition catalogue showing the technical beginnings of cinema from the Josep Maria Queraltó collection, one of the most important private collections of film and audiovisuals in Europe. Readers can discover a part of this suggestive world through devices and decisive objects from the start of what is regarded the seventh art form. Queraltó assembled a collection of over 20,000 pieces from the cinema and audiovisual world. Josep Maria Queraltó
2012 24 x 31 cm 192 pages ¤15 Catalan and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-410-1
2012 18 x 24 cm 180 pages ¤12 Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-370-8
Barcelona 1957. Leopoldo Pomés
Barcelona Movie Walks Discover Barcelona in 20 great movie routes For more than 50 years now Barcelona has been the scene for international filmmaking. This is the first guide dedicated to the city of Barcelona as a cinema setting. The book helps readers track down the traces of the major movies filmed here and the actors who have visited, from Mary Pickford and John Wayne to Robert De Niro and Scarlett Johansson... The product of extensive research, the guide suggests 20 routes featuring 160 locations which will make a stroll around Barcelona a more cinematic experience than ever. 2013 12.7 x 22 cm 240 pages ¤19.90 ISBN 978-84-938702-8-7 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9414-3809 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-541438-1-6 (English)
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An attractive woman walking down Balmes street, a man from Barcelona, a doorman at the entrance of some house in the Eixample, anonymous pedestrians walking along the Rambla ..., black and white images that tell the story of a city from a particular epoch in time. A “tremendous amount of compressed humanity” in eighty stunning photographs by Leopoldo Pomés, making up an overall view of Barcelona from the late fifties. This is a photographic project that lay dormant for more than half a century, stored in the drawers of a cabinet. Leopoldo Pomés (photographs)
2012 21.7 X 27.5 cm 160 pages ¤40 Catalan, Spanish and English edition Published with La Fábrica Editorial and Fundació Foto Colectania ISBN: 978-84-15303-98-5
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Carmen Amaya 1963
Barcelona. Stolen moments Barcelona, pell i ombra Flesh and Shadow This very unusual book, which emphasises the vertical aspect of the city, is a collection of present-day black and white photographs, accompanied by poems. Since Barcelona is poetry and photography, which leads us by the hand to discover some of the city’s hidden corners and moments. Antonio Lajusticia (photographies) 2010 16.6 x 33 cm 208 pages ¤30 Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-227-5
The photographer Manel Esclusa shows the city at night, its lights and blurry presences. The photographs, which were taken between 1980 and 2010, show the unknown sides to some of Barcelona’s emblematic locations, as well as others sites that are hard to identify from the artist’s particular vantage. Manel Esclusa (photographs) Rafael Argullol (prologue) Joan Vinyoli (poetry) 2010 24 x 31.5 cm 180 pages ¤25 Published with Nova Era Publications Edition in Catalan, Spanish and English ISBN: 978-84-9850-269-5
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Somorrostro A visual chronicle of a forgotten quarter Manel Gausa de Mas studied at the Institut del Teatre. Throughout his life he combined the theatre with photography. In this field he learned mainly by intuition and teaching himself. Somorrostro gave rise to his first important photographs. He produced a portrait of this neighbourhood in 1958, when the authorities did not exactly look favourably on anyone taking a camera into Somorrostro.
Photo book on Carmen Amaya, a flamenco dancer who started performing at a very young age and who graced stages the world over. Because of the illness that would lead to her premature death, the singer decided to return to Barcelona, the city of her birth, where she would spend the last year of her life. The book is a journey in images through the final year of the artist’s life, a busy year in which, among other things, she would star in the film Los Tarantos. It chronicles the final year of a unique artist through the intense and emotive photographs of Colita and Julio Ubiña.
Funicular Railways and Cable Cars on Montjuïc This publication including photographs never published before tells the story of the funiculars and cableways of Montjuïc Hill, a mute witness of the city’s history from the beginning, which in the 20th century became a starting point for the modernisation of Barcelona. From its first funicular, put in service on the occasion of 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition, to the modern transport systems created for the 1992 Olympic Games, the cable transport has always played a leading role in the transformation of both the hill and the city.
Ricard Fernández i Valentí 2012 20 x 24 cm 208 pages ¤21.80 Edited in Catalan Published with Viena Edicions ISBN: 978-84-8330-680-2
The Mediterranean. 30 cities. A single sea Between 2008 and 2010 the photographer Pepe Navarro travelled to 30 Mediterranean cities. He has now turned his travels into a photographic mosaic of people, places and colours. The book includes a prologue written by the Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, an expert on and admirer of the Mediterranean. The text is in Catalan, Spanish, French and English. Pepe Navarro (photographs) Amin Maalouf (text)
2011 28.5 x 28.5 cm 405 pages ¤39.90 Catalan, Spanish, English and French edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-303-6
Manuel Gausà 2013 16.5 x 22.5 cm 96 pages ¤20 Catalan, Spanish and English edition Published with Líniazero Edicions ISBN: 978-84-9850-456-9
Doors of Barcelona
Colita i Julio Ubiña (fotografies) Ana María Moix (text) 2013 21 x 25 cm 158 pages ¤29 Published with Libros del Silencio ISBN: 978-84-9401-561-8 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9409-741-6 (Spanish)
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Visual journey through the streets of Barcelona to discover one of the city’s little known treasures. On this journey we discover a series of magnificent doors to some of the buildings on Barcelona’s streets. Their importance is clear from the work as a whole, because they were designed by architects themselves and crafted by the very best carpenters and ironmongers. Some are spectacular and one of a kind, others are simple and straightforward, but all are invaluable and full of personality.
Lluís Duran 2012 21 x 21 cm 210 pages ¤12 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-433-0
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Montjuïc 1915 Primera mirada
Entre la crònica i l’imaginari Fotografies de la Segona República
Joan Martí, fotògraf Belleses del XIX
Els Napoleon Un estudi fotogràfic
1909 Fotografia, ciutat i conflicte
Frederic Ballell La Rambla 1907-1908
First Look
Between Chronicle and Imagination Photographs of the Second Republic
Joan Martí, photographer Beauties of the 19th Century
The Napoleons A photographic studio
Photography, City and Conflict
A compendium of photographs from the years of the Second Republic, which provided an exceptional vehicle for spreading the republic’s public image and consolidating its policies. The study of their language opens new doors to interpreting the period and allows the construction of new discourses on the function and use of photography. The catalogue for the exhibition of the same name organised by the Barcelona Photographic Archive in 2006.
In 1874 the photographer Joan Martí i Centelles put together a series of photographs under the title of Bellezas de Barcelona [Beauties of Barcelona] to give a broad and innovative view of the city. He took pictures of places that were soon to change and others that were already icons, putting them in albums that could even serve as a travel souvenir. What distinguished his work was his innovative use of urban landscape photography and albums as a form of presentation. This was the catalogue for the exhibition organised by the Barcelona Photographic Archive in 2008.
A selection of 68 photographs from the exhibition of the same name, organised in 2011 by the Barcelona Photographic Archive and dedicated to one of the most important line of portrait photographers in the city from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. The Napoleons ended up working for royal households and enjoying links with the artists and intellectuals of the time.
Frederic Ballell (1864-1951) és un dels principals exponents de la primera generació de fotoperiodistes i, a principis del segle xx, va plasmar l’alè de la Rambla, una de les vies de comunicació més importants de Barcelona.
A collection of photographs that records the transformation experienced by Montjuïc mountain between 1915 and 1929, the year of the International Exhibition. Using unpublished photographs collected by the Exhibition Board of Directors it makes available pictures of landscapes that have now disappeared, which help us understand the urban development that occurred in a vital period in Barcelona’s history. The book is the catalogue produced for the exhibition of the same name organised by the Photographic Archive in 2007. Oriol Granados, Rafel Torrella, Jordi Calafell 2007 214 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-069-1
Jordi Calafell 2006 120 pages ISBN: 84-7609-992-4
Rafel Torrella and David Iglésias 2008 256 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-115-5
María de los Santos García Felguera 2011 240 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-296-1
This volume was the catalogue for the exhibition of the same name organised by the Barcelona Photographic Archive in 2009. It offers a political reading of the photographs produced in Barcelona at the beginning of the 20th century. Its eighty or so illustrations follow a circular route, starting with the building of Via Laietana and ending with the streets that disappeared during that major urban redevelopment. Enric Ucelay-Da Cal, Jordi Calafell 2010 252 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-161-2
2010 180 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-226-8
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Barcelona balla Barcelona Dances
Dels salons aristocràtics a les sales de concert
Barcelona, ciutat i temps d’oci Barcelona, city and leisure time
Pensar i interpretar l’oci Passatemps, entreteniments, aficions i addiccions a la Barcelona del 1900 Thinking and Interpreting Leisure Games, Entertainment, Hobbies and Addictions in Barcelona in 1900 The effervescence of Barcelona in 1900, undergoing a process of modernisation, ushered in the appearance of a leisure culture that enjoyed an unprecedented heyday. Lots of cinemas opened, along with the first amusement parks and new theatres, thanks to which Paral·lel became the centre of Barcelona’s nightlife. This book offers a selection of images of the recreation, entertainment and popular activities of that fascinating period of contrasts, that of Catalan Art Nouveau - Modernisme. Teresa-M. Sala (coord.) 2012 17 x 23 cm 288 pages ¤28 Catalan edition Published with the Universitat de Barcelona ISBN: 978-84-475-3631-3
What is time? What is leisure? What are the differences between leisure and free time? And what do we do in our free periods? This book takes a historical and social perspective on all these questions, focusing on Barcelona and its inhabitants. It also includes an interesting and extensive photographic record of leisure time in Barcelona over the last one hundred years. Teresa Torns, Vicent Borràs 2011 29.5 x 29.5 cm 296 pages ¤34.90 Catalan edition Published with Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya ISBN: 978-84-9850-304-3
Carrer i escena Street and Stage
El Paral·lel 1892-1939 Eduard Molnar and Xavier Albertí recover the huge yet forgotten legacy of popular culture from what was Barcelona’s top theatre avenue until 1939, a heritage that is a unique and great testimony to contemporary Catalan culture. With a range of authors, performers and performances of all kinds, Paral·lel represented a type of modern mass culture that was open to the world for nearly fifty years, and this had a huge effect on the lower classes’ leisure time. Xavier Albertí and Eduard Molner 2012 20 x 24 cm 224 pages ¤21 Catalan edition Published with Viena Edicions ISBN: 978-84-9850-428-6
Els Setze Jutges Crònica tendra i irònica d’un país The Sixteen Judges Tender and ironic chronicle of a country A chronicle about the Sixteen Judges (Setze Jutges) that explains the development of this group of singers from their initial amateur idealism to becoming a mass market phenomenon marked by the so-called New Song movement. With fantastic images and eyewitness accounts, the book follows the history of the group, its most memorable anecdotes and the biographical details of each record and ‘judge’ (amongst which we find a very young Joan Manuel Serrat, Lluís Llach and Maria del Mar Bonet). This is the most complete catalogue of one of the most beloved icons of the re-emergence of Catalan culture in the sixties.
Barcelona balla presents two centuries of society, dances and music in the Catalan capital. An entertaining itinerary which takes us back to the aristocratic salons, the first marquees, cafe-concerts, cabarets, dance halls, discotheques and concert halls, where the various sectors of urban society organised their soirées and celebrations. The book also bears testament to the musical and dance fashions that emerged throughout the 19th and 20th centuries: Waltz, Rigodon, Can-Can, Charleston, Jazz, Swing, Bolero, Mambo, Rock and Roll, Twist and so on.
Música pels ulls Vint anys de fotografia musical a Barcelona (1974-1994) Twenty years of music photography in Barcelona (1974-1994)
Ferran Aisa 2011 24 x 27 cm 348 pages ¤28.90 Catalan edition Published with Editorial Base ISBN: 978-84-9850-342-5
A visual memory of two decades when Barcelona became a showcase for new trends in popular music, a mandatory stepping stone for performers from around the world, whether or not they were famous. The photographs of Francesc Fàbregas, which bring back great memories to the generations that experienced those concerts with such passion, provide a splendid historical document of the birth of Barcelona as an international centre for live music. Francesc Fàbregas (photos); Jordi Turtós, Gay Mercader, Víctor Jou, Àngel Casas and Santi Carrillo (texts)
Escrihuela, David Ferrer and Fermí Puig 2012 24 x 27.5 cm 328 pages ¤29.50 Catalan edition Published with Viena Edicions ISBN: 978-84-8330-700-
2011 21.5 x 21.5 cm 260 pages ¤20 Catalan and Spanish edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-363-0
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Masies de Barcelona Farmhouses of Barcelona A journey through the history of the 106 masies, or farmhouses, that still survive in the city and which the reader will find photographed and grouped according to district. The book is the result of a project to record and document all these rural buildings of the Barcelona Plain. Horta-Guinardó and Sarrià-Sant Gervasi are the districts that conserve the most. Many authors 2009 21.5 x 25.5 cm 352 pages ¤39 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-196-4
Banys de mar Quan la platja de Barcelona encara no era platja Bathing in the Sea When Barcelona’s beach wasn’t yet a beach The beach, bathers, spas and seasonal booths, the costumes, both men’s and women’s, beach habits and how they have changed over the years, are the subjects of this book, without forgetting anecdotes and events such as the first shark attack, recorded in 1864.
Barcelona menestral 1854-1936
L’esplendor de la Barcelona burgesa
Artisan Barcelona 1854-1936
The Splendour of Bourgeois Barcelona
The craftsmen (menestrals) were an active, open social class sustained by values such as sacrifice, tenacity, saving and hard work, who left a very important mark on the social, political, economic and cultural life of Barcelona in the 19th and 20th centuries. This book is a journey through the Barcelona of crafts, which began with the demolition of the city walls and ended with the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
The Barcelona bourgeoisie, in pictures and comments, at the start of the twentieth century. A stroll round the Barcelona they frequented, which became the essential stage for the city’s political, economic and social events.
Lluís Permanyer 2008 24 x 28.5 cm 270 pages ¤49.50 ISBN: 978-84-96970-70-0 Catalan edition Published with Angle Editorial
Soledad Bengoechea and Ricardo Desola 2011 24 x 27 cm 334 pages ¤20 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-320-3
L’Eixample. 150 anys d’història L’Eixample. 150 years of history In 2009 we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Cerdà Plan, in other words, 150 years since the creation of Barcelona’s iconic neighbourhood: the Eixample. This book explains the why, how, who and when regarding the demolition of the city walls and the city’s expansion [eixample].
Paco Villar 2011 21.5 x 24.5 cm 214 pages ¤25 ISBN: 978-84-9850-369-2 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9850-351-7 (Spanish)
2008 24,5 x 24,5 cm 206 pages ¤27,5 Published jointly with Viena Edicions Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-131-5
Barcelona en Diagonal Una crònica gràfica A graphic chronicle The pictorial history of Barcelona’s longest street and one of the city’s main arteries. It chronicles the avenue’s development and the lifestyles of the Barcelona men and women who have made it their own.
Coming soon: Els Encants de Barcelona
Lluís Permanyer
Lluís Permanyer 2010 24 x 24 cm 158 pages ¤28.90 Catalan edition Published with Viena Edicions ISBN: 978-84-9850-280-0
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Barcelona vella
La Barcelona prodigiosa de Carles Pirozzini (1852-1938)
Old Barcelona
The Prodigious Barcelona of Carles Pirozzini (1852-1938)
Dona Barcelona Woman Barcelona
La ciutat dels cafès City of Cafés
Barcelona 1750-1880 Here we have a book that speaks of restaurants, hostals, public houses, inns, taverns, off-licences, bars, small cafes, itinerant coffee sellers, rural cafes, entertainment cafes, chocolate cafes, etc., in other words, the history of Barcelona alongside that of its cafes or coffee houses. It describes the life of the city from the first appearance of the local premises you could drink first cofffee in, under quite precarious conditions, located almost on the city’s edge, to the arrival of the large, magnificently decorated salons for Barcelona’s bourgeoisie in the citycentre streets, where it was a sign of distinction to have a drink. Paco Villar 2009 17 x 24 cm 516 pages ¤30 Published jointly with Edicions La Campana ISBN: 78-84-9850-138-4 (Catalan) ISBN: 78-84-9850-137-7 (Spanish)
Carles Pirozzini i Martí (1852-1938), as a member of the municipal technical staff, is a key figure to understand many cultural and artistic initiatives in the city of Barcelona. Far from being a mere civil servant, he was a manager wishing to turn Barcelona into a cultural capital. This book is the result of archive research and aims to yield both a biography and a story about the city itself, illustrated through the course of Pirozzini’s life. Maria Ojuel 2012 17 x 24 cm 134 pages ¤19 Published with Pagès Editors Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9975-276-1
Cartes des de Barcelona Letters from Barcelona A portrait of the city through the eyes of its visitors A walk around the city through its centuries is offered by this collection of letters written by local as well as foreign personalities such as the Catholic Monarchs, Lord Nelson, Washington Irving, Richard Strauss, Federico García Lorca, Joan Miró, George Orwell, Antonio Machado, Jaime Gil de Biedma, Jordi Pujol or Pasqual Maragall. The book reproduces texts written from the same city. This offers a succession of varied and changing snapshots and enables us to imagine how the Barcelona of each period was, bringing us to the most important times of its history.
The book Dona Barcelona is a compilation of eleven interviews with women from the city who have contributed their talent to Barcelona and made a name for themselves: Núria de Gispert, Ada Parellada, Gemma Abriè, Roser Capdevila, Anna Veiga, Maria Ripoll, Muriel Casals and Elena Faba, among others. 2012 21 x 26 cm 200 pages ¤20 Catalan, Spanish and English edition Published with the Dones d’Avui per Catalunya Association ISBN: 978-84-9850-422-4
A volume from the “Literary Geography” collection dedicated to the Barcelona vella, the Barcelona found inside the city walls, which will be completed with the Barcelona nova volume, the Barcelona of the most modern and cosmopolitan metropolitan environment. An entire collection of poems, narratives, letters, diary notes, etc., linked to the city and which help us to see it from another perspective. Written by several authors, these texts show us the physiognomy of the country, its history, traditions and monuments, thanks to which we can understand the link between literature and landscape. Llorenç Soldevila i Balart 2013 11.5 x 22 cm 384 pages ¤22.50 Catalan edition Published jointly with Pòrtic ISBN: 978-84-9809-254-7
Història de la Literatura Catalana (vol. I) History of Catalan literature (vol. I) A history of Catalan literature with a clear and innovative vision, edited by Àlex Boch. This is the first history of Catalan literature to have been planned and designed from the start as a collective work representing current-day academic knowledge on the subject. The first volume, which is edited by Lola Badia, focuses on the medieval period up to the 14th century. As with the work’s other volumes on the medieval period, it brings together the academic contributions of the last forty years that had only been available in a vast and disparate collection of articles, publications and monographs.
2012 23 x 15 cm 208 pages ¤19 Catalan edition Published with Edicions 62 ISBN: 978-84-2976-972-2
Àlex Broch (editor of the work) Lola Badia (editor of this volume) 2013 16 x 24 cm 544 pages ¤39.50 Catalan edition Published with Enciclopèdia Catalana and Editorial Barcino ISBN: 978-84-412-2250-2
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Imatges 1930
El procés de Montjuïc The Montjuïc Trial
Images 1930
An exhaustive study, rich in unpublished material, of the anarchist bombings that occurred on Gran Via, at the Liceu and on Carrer dels Canvis Nous at the end of the nineteenth century, and the subsequent repression meted out to the city’s anarchists by the authorities, resulting in what became known internationally as the Montjuïc Trials.
In 1930 a graphic weekly appeared called Imatges. Looking at its pages today allows us to rediscover the Barcelona that saw itself in the mirror of Paris, London, Berlin and New York. It features radio, fashion, femininity, speed, mass sport...
Antoni Dalmau
Sergi Doria
2010 15.5 x 23.5 cm 604 pages ¤24.90 Catalan edition Published with Editorial Base ISBN: 978-84-9850-229-9
2004 21 x 27.5 cm 190 pages ¤15 Catalan edition Published jointly with Edicions La Campana and Diputació de Barcelona ISBN: 84-7609-399-3
Tragic, Red and Glorious: A Week in 1909 This book examines the keys of what is known as “The Tragic Week of 1909” from a historical, anthropological and architectural point of view. A study comprising eight monographic articles, illustrated with photographs, drawings, press cuttings and other graphic material, which is the result of detailed documentary research. Bilingual edition in Catalan and English. Many authors
2009 21 x 21 cm 196 pages ¤15 Catalan and English edition Published jointly with Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya ISBN: 978-84-9850-212-1
La lluita contra la moneda a la Barcvelona de Felip II (1598-1621) The Fight against Counterfeit Currency in Philip II’s Barcelona (1598-1621) The forging of money during the reign of Philip II of Aragon reached critical dimensions as a consequence of propitious economic and political circumstances. This in-depth study, conducted by Albert Estrada-Rius, gives an outline of the characteristics of the counterfeit currency phenomenon, paying particular attention to the reaction of the authorities as led by the regional ministers of Barcelona. Albert Estrada-Rius
2011 21.5 x 21.5 cm 240 pages ¤12 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-334-0
43 Historia y leyenda del barrio chino History and Legend in the Barrio Chino
Breu història de la Rambla
La Rambla
La sisena flota a Barcelona
The book attempts to rediscover the Rambla’s historical aspects while highlighting its urban and social uniqueness, through a large selection of images, past and present. Some of these are of interior spaces or others difficult to access, revealing little-known and mysterious aspects of this Barcelona avenue par excellence. Published in Catalan/English and in Spanish/French.
The story of the US Sixth Fleet in Barcelona, from when its sailors first arrived in 1951 up to the end of the fleet’s stay over here in 1987, following a terrorist attack that has never been fully explained. A chronicle of all those years as recalled by the protagonists: barmaids in the bars where the Americans used to hang out and US Navy veterans.
A chronicle of life on the streets, motley bars, characters and incidents from Barcelona’s underworld - Chinatown - between 1900 and 1992. Using unpublished material and a hundred historical photographs, this book is the result of a passionate and rigorous effort to produce a portrait of a real, yet legendary Barcelona at the same time.
Paco Villar 1996 (3rd edition) 262 pages ¤28 Spanish edition ISBN:978-84-88791-32-0
Brief History of the Rambla This brief history of the Rambla is much more than a book about the ups and downs or anecdotes about what went on in this major street. Enric Vila explains how urban life forges cities and nations more than the political will of the established hegemonic powers. Once again the author of El nostre heroi Josep Pla encourages us to look at history with a different, original point of view. Enric Vila 2012 13 x 21 cm 220 pages ¤18.90 Catalan edition Published with Galaxia Gutenberg ISBN: 978-84-15472-61-2
Xavier Theros Daniel Ventero (Catalan) Pere Vivas and Ricard Pla (photographies) 2011 17.5 x 22 cm 320 pages ¤22 Published with Triangle Postals ISBN: 978-84-8478-536-1 (Catalan-English) ISBN: 978-84-8478-537-8 (Spanish-French)
2010 16.5 x 24 cm 488 pages ¤25 Catalan edition Published with Edicions La Campana ISBN: 978-84-9850-271-8
Del Xino al Raval From Chinatown to El Raval An in-depth examination of El Raval today which includes considerations on possible future scenarios while determining the critical points that need to be borne in mind to avoid upsetting the delicate balances being established in such a complex and yet fascinating neighbourhood.
Joan Subirats, Joaquim Rius 2008 13 x 19 cm 154 pages ¤8 Catalan edition Published jointly with Hacer Editorial ISBN: 978-84-96913-05-9
El Raval. Un espai al marge El Raval. A place on the edge It began as an area on the margins, outside the walls (from the Arabic rábad) and turned into the Barri “Xino” [Chinatown], the Fifth District. El Raval is at the heart of Barcelona, a synthesis of the port’s ambience, the splendour of Paral·lel and the cosmopolitanism of the Rambla. A haven for immigrants, workers and artistic and rebel spirits. In short, the history of this neighbourhood, from its origins to the latest round of remodelling.
Ferran Aisa, Mei Vidal 2006 440 pages ¤20 Catalan edition Published jointly with Editorial Base ISBN: 84-85031-60-1
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Barcelona minimal
Barcelona sensations
A collection of photographs that show the city’s various lights and colours in the city, beyond the primary ones - the blues, reds and yellows. The pictures are matched with a Pantone-like colour guide. This book was chosen to represent Spain in the travelling exhibition Ready to Read. Book Design from Spain, which toured New York, Mexico, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires.
A look at the city that focuses on details, subtleties, things that seem insignificant or surprising, fleeting colours. Objects that often pass unnoticed, owing to routine or the fast pace of life, turn into its protagonists: buildings observed from unusual perspectives, fragments of tiles and plants, new spaces created by the play of lights and colours, the poetry of late-afternoon or evening light, etc.
There are many ways to approach cities. Why not through feelings? Why not discover, as if it were another place, this city that speaks to us, touches us, rubs against us and accompanies us without us thinking about it? Cities are rational, structural projects but they are also emotions.
Pepe Navarro (photographies) Daniel Giralt-Miracle (texts) 2007 (2nd edition) 216 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-014-1
José María de la Fuente 2009 274 pages Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-159-9
Barcelona and the sea
Barcelona. Follow the arrow!
Barcelona’s relationship with the sea has always been deep and varied, but a turning point came when the Sea Wall, the last standing part of the city wall, was pulled down. This book of photographs features pictures of Barcelona’s opening up to the sea from the beginning of the twentieth century as well as the various uses put to and the professions associated with the sea.
To help us situate ourselves in cities, certain visual codes have been devised known as signs, which gradually and indelibly settle in our subconscious. This is a book about those signs which will surprise you.
Pepe Navarro (photographies) Daniel Giralt-Miracle (texts) 2007 (2nd edition) 216 pages Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-014-1
Xavier Padrós (photographies) Óscar Guayabero (texts) 2007 168 pages ISBN: 84-7609-538-4
Many authors 2006 206 pages ISBN: 84-7609-702-6
Barcelona Sensual A Barcelona portrayed with instinctive eyes, described in the language of desire. An invisible place, a city never seen and difficult to see again outside this book. Júlia Hernández (photographies) María Jaén, Román Cano and Fèlix Pons (texts) 2010 264 pages ISBN: 978-84-9850-256-5
Barcelona Gives you a lot of choice
Barcelona Time and the city
Barcelona 100 souvenirs
Barcelona Modernisme domèstic
Barcelona is a city that laughs, jumps and runs around its streets, gardens, beaches and hills. This book is like a game. Every page invites you to have fun, to discover spots, hobbies and unwonted and even surprising stories. Jump from page to page! Throw the dice and let the emotion of every picture captivate you. Enjoy Barcelona as its inhabitants and visitors do in the public spaces of the city, as one can realise from the pictures in this book. In addition, the book is also a game. You will find a game board in it and you will have to show how much you know about the city. Barcelona dóna joc is edited in Catalan, Spanish and English.
Life in Barcelona can be grasped through the passing of time: everyday life at home, the festivals, the customs and traditions, historical dates that mark great changes and so on. The main character in this book is the city, photographed over the years in black and white and in colour.
This is a collection of 100 illustrations (with the corresponding information) of readily recognisable orographical, urban, architectural, industrial, artistic and other elements, which we can identify as typical of Barcelona. This book, an innovation by virtue of its non-photographic presentation of tourist attractions, gives an accurate and entertaining account of a hundred selected icons, cutting out all the purely descriptive details.
Until now we knew about the exterior walls and open public spaces of the Modernisme period. However, this book has opened the doors of private flats and buildings in Barcelona so we can enjoy the details of masterly and unique artworks. This is a collection that shows the high quality of craftsmen who worked here, and as such allows us to speak of a triumph of the applied arts. Thanks to Consol Bancells’ photographs, we discover the craftsmen that worked with just the right wood for the job at hand, and those that used the secrets of stained glass artwork.
Scott Chasserot (photographs) and Emma Riverola (texts) 2012 164 pages ¤16 Catalan, Spanish and English edition Published with Editorial Efados ISBN: 978-84-15232-25-4
Jaume Subirana, Jordi Bernadó, Tanit Plana, Carles Roche 2009 300 pages Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-122-3
Martí Abril and Òscar Guayabero (texts); Martí Abril, Cristina J. Peralta and Marta Pau (illustrations) 2011 216 pages Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-338-8
Consol Bancells (text and photographs) 2012 312 pages Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-407-1
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Facilities. Designing the whole Barcelona. Twelve examples Twelve of Barcelona’s amenities feature in this book, which forms part of the Urbanisme i ciutat [Urbanism and City] series. The Barcelona experience, at the forefront of reclaiming public space, has been establishing itself by applying a new integration system for amenities and urban spaces, as shown in a series of photos, sketches and plans.
Barcelona, Transformation Plans and Projects The aim of this book is to make readers aware of the plans and projects driven by the Barcelona City Council Urban Planning Sector that are gradually transforming the city. An account of the main actions carried out in recent years: finished projects and new projects still under way when this book was published, one-off actions that have provided a model and others started some time ago that still have a few years to go. 2008 Format: 30 x 30 cm 252 pages ¤30 Catalan and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-092-9
2011 30 x 30 cm 276 pages ¤30 Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-315-9
22@ Barcelona, 10 anys de renovació urbana / 10 years of urban renewal In 2000 Barcelona City Council launched its 22@ Plan to transform a considerable part of the former Poblenou industrial district into a productive innovation district, one with modern spaces for the clustering of knowledge-intensive activities. The book looks closely at the work carried out during the first ten years of the project, intended to breathe new life into the urban, economic and social realities of the area through the application of a new city model that reflects the challenges faced by our knowledge society. 2011 30 x 30 cm 250 pages ¤30 Catalan and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-324-1
Critical Files: The Barcelona Model 1973-2004
Barcelona. Paisatgisme urbà / Urban landscape
This collective book summarises the most outstanding contributions made by the Barcelona Model Critical Archive university research group, supplemented with contributions from several experts in the fields of architecture and history as guest participants. The aim behind the publication is to offer a critical re-consideration of the experiences acquired in the urban model since 1973, the year that the Mayor Porcioles retired from his post, until 2004, when the Forum of Cultures was held.
A route through some of the interventions that have redefined the city’s urban landscape in recent years. The collection is organised by district and explains each intervention with some engaging illustrations, accompanied by fact sheets that provide a more detailed description. Available in Catalan/English and Spanish/English.
Fernando Álvarez Prozorovich, Zaida Muxí Martínez (editors)
2011 24 x 27 cm 344 pages ¤30 ISBN: 978-84-9850-355-5 (Catalan-English) ISBN: 978-84-9850-356-2 (Spanish-English)
2011 15 x 25 cm 296 pàgines ¤30 Published jointly with ’ETSAB-UPC ISBN: 978-84-9850-378-4 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9850-359-3 (Spanish) ISBN: 978-84-9850-406-4 (English)
Àlex Sánchez Vidella, Francesc Zamora Mola
Montjuïc vs. Barcelona Relief and interferences of urban growth. La Satalia in the process of Montjuïc’s urbanization This book explains a part of the urban history of the city of Barcelona and its relationship with Montjuïc: a hilly range, park and public space. It brings together the urban reality of a location called Satalia on Montjuïc and a study of new and forgotten information about this space that marks the limit of Montjuïc and the city. It shows in detail the historical events that have shaped the complexity of this part of the city and its relationship with the iconography and historical central areas Daniel Navas i Neus Solé 2012. 30 x 30 cm. 252 pages ¤30 Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-425-5
Coming soon: Jardins secrets L’Avinguda Tibidabo
49 La revolució de l’aigua a Barcelona De la ciutat preindustrial a la metròpoli moderna,1867-1967 The Water Revolution in Barcelona From preindustrial city to modern metropolis, 1867-1967
Barraques La Barcelona informal del segle xx Shanty towns Informal Barcelona in the 20th Century This is a book that talks about the shantytowns of Barcelona. In a rapidly expanding city, the lack of a mass public house building policy meant that the substandard housing typical of industrialisation – divided flats, sublets and boarding houses – was not enough. The book combines personal stories and research carried out from a multidisciplinary perspective. Mercè Tatjer and Cristina Larrea (editors) 2010 294 pages 24.5 x 17 cm o18 ISBN: 978-84-9850-290-9 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9850-293-0 (Spanish)
The water revolution shattered the old balance between water and the city. In Barcelona new needs were initially satisfied by intensifying the old preindustrial practices. But the challenges posed by expansion and the example of other big cities laid the basis for a new “circulatory model”, where water supply and sanitation were compared to the arterial and nervous systems. This change of model took around a hundred years, which could be calculated from 1867, with the construction of the first elevation in our city, to 1967, when the effective arrival of water from the River Ter made possible the widespread adoption of the new consumption guidelines. Manuel Guàrdia (editor) 2011 192 pages 24.5 x 29 cm ¤30 ISBN: 978-84-9850-365-4 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9850-366-1 (Spanish)
Fer ciutat a través dels mercats Europa, segles XIX i XX Building Cities through Markets 19th and 20th-century Europe This book offers a thorough study of food markets as a new form of architecture and urban planning that was introduced in urban Europe at the start of the 19th century and became common throughout the continent with the spread of markets made from iron and glass during the second half of the century. Their history – still going on in many cities – is still to be written, to a large extent. This book attempts to take a step in that direction. Manuel Guàrdia and José Luis Oyón (editors) 2010 24.5 x 17 cm 474 pages ¤18 ISBN: 978-84-9850-261-9 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9850-266-4 (Spanish)
Barcelona vista pels grans fotògrafs Barcelona as seen by the Great Photographers Des de fa més de cinquanta anys Barcelona manté un intens diàleg amb la fotografia. La ciutat sempre ha despertat un gran interès entre els grans fotògrafs, com ho demostra aquesta obra que recull creacions foranes i locals, que s’han dedicat a captar la seva realitat física i social, els seus espais i la seva gent. Hi trobarem fotografies, entre d’altres, d’Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Joan Fontcuberta, Eugeni Forcano, Oriol Maspons i Leopoldo Pomés. Avui aquestes imatges ens permeten descobrir la ciutat i interpretar-la. La selecció va ser feta per Paco Elvira i el llibre s’obre amb un pròleg d’Ignacio Vidal-Folch.
Several authors 2013 23 x 27 cm 224 pages ¤29.50 Published jointly with Lunwerg Editores ISBN: 978-84-9785-991-2 (Catalan) ISBN: 978-84-9785-990-5 (Spanish)
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L’Ajuntament de Barcelona (1931-1939) Història de l’Ajuntament República, guerra i revolució de Barcelona Barcelona City Council (1931-1939) Republic, war and revolution
Sagarra i Barcelona
Subirachs a Barcelona
A revised edition of Sagarra i Barcelona, which was published to commemorate the birth of the writer Josep Maria de Sagarra. It includes a number of contributions that offer critical considerations and reflections on the close family and literary relationship Sagarra had with Barcelona.
“In the great profusion of examples of his artistic production that are present in the city, we find a clear demonstration of the recognition that Barcelona has contributed to the career of this great Barcelona painter and sculptor [...]”. This sentence from the prologue perfectly sums up the essence of this book: to raise awareness of all the work in Barcelona’s public domain produced by Josep M. Subirachs and recognise the artist’s contribution to raising the city’s international profile. It includes all the works.
Enric Gallén, Lluís Permanyer, Sempronio, Néstor Luján, Joan-Anton Benach and Josep M. de Sagarra Àngel. 2012 16.5 x 24 cm 190 pages ¤6 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84-9850-375-3
J. Subirachs (texts), M. Badia (photographs) 2012 24 x 17 cm 240 pages ¤20 Catalan, Spanish and English edition ISBN: 978-81-9979-165-4
Josep Comas i Solà, astrònom i divulgador A book that tells us about the scientist and populariser of science Josep Comas i Solà, the first director of the Fabra Observatory and the leading and internationally renowned figure in Catalan astronomy during the last century. Besides a study of the various facets of his work the book also includes a selection of the articles he published in La Vanguardia. Antoni Roca 2004 14.5 x 21 cm 192 pages ¤10 Catalan edition ISBN: 84-7609-739-5
A book that enables its readers to find out the events Barcelona experienced and some previously unknown aspects of the city’s municipal organisation from the time of the proclamation of the Second Republic in April 1931 to the city’s occupation by Franco’s troops in January 1939, which marked the end of the Civil War.
Joan Fuster i Barcelona The book describes in detail the relationship between Joan Fuster and the city of Barcelona, understood as the capital of Catalanism. After his first trip there in February 1954, a period of some initiatory and mutual discovery, Fuster quickly comes into contact with the city’s intellectuals, seducing them with his wisdom and deep yet entertaining conversation. Here we see Fuster the journalist and writer, a man of action and a friend of friends, a passionate reader and writer who complains because he can’t make ends meet at the end of the month. Martí Estruch Axmacher 2012 16.5 x 24 cm 142 pages ¤9 Catalan edition ISBN: 978-84.9850-429-3
Coming soon: Salvador Espriu i Barcelona
Llibre Verd de Barcelona Llibre estudi. Edició en rústica The Green Book of Barcelona Study book. Paperback Paperback edition of the work by five prestigious researchers on the Llibre Verd [Green Book of Barcelona Privileges]. With an introduction by the historian Jaume Sobrequés, it includes an historical and codicological study by Sebastià Riera and Manuel Rovira, a judicial study by Tomàs de Montagut and an essay on illustration by Joaquín Yarza. All these studies have been published to accompany the facsimile edition of the fourteenth-century original. 2004 21 x 29.70 cm 318 pages ¤34 Catalan edition Published jointly with Editorial Base ISBN: 84-7609-414-0
Ferran Aisa 2009 15.5 x 23.5 cm 758 pages ¤24.90 Published with Editorial Base ISBN: 978-84-9850-183-4
History of Barcelona City Council A thorough and highly critical look at the local authority which has often brought together opposing interests in the city, striven to demand its autonomy and expressed its disagreement with supramunicipal politics when it has felt necessary to do so. Representation and power. Two elements balanced in an institution from which the popular classes were barred for long periods and which in others represented a platform for aspirations that went beyond the city and extended to the whole of Catalonia. 2008 24.5 x 29 cm 2 volumes ¤100 Catalan edition Published with Enciclopedia Catalana ISBN: 978-84-9850-061-9
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