Juan Leal / Roberto Domingo - Corridas - 1950

Exciting illustrated edition featuring 74 sepia-toned illustrations by Roberto Domingo -

This work dedicated to the world of bullfighting, presented through an approach that is at once historical, artistic, technical and cultural -

The book plunges the reader into the world of Spanish corridas, describing with precision the origins of this tradition, its evolution over the centuries and the place it occupies in Spain’s social and cultural life -

The author traces the progressive transformation of bullfighting from aristocratic equestrian spectacles to the modern foot corrida, highlighting the legendary figures of the great matadors who helped shape the rules, gestures and aesthetics of this art -

The work details the organization of a corrida, from the breeding of fighting bulls to the full unfolding of the ceremony in the arena. It describes the different phases of the combat, the entrance of the participants, the role of picadors, banderilleros and the matador, as well as the techniques used to face the animal and demonstrate courage, mastery and elegance -

Juan Leal / Roberto Domingo - Corridas - 1950 - Pechade -
335 pages

Good condition of the binding, the work in its original half-leather with red corners, marbled boards, wear in use, upper cap with a visible snag, corners and joints worn, speckled edges, spine with raised cords, gilded title and author’s name –

Good interior condition, light browning, title page printed in red and black, work enriched with 74 sepia illustrations by Roberto Domingo, marbled endpapers in good condition -

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