A Little History of Archaeology – a video interview with author Brian Fagan
What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations, or Neanderthal…
Recent Posts
Curator Nathan Flis Unpacks The Paston Treasure
The Paston Treasure – one of the most enigmatic paintings in Western art – has come back home to the…
Gardens and Gardening by Jill Francis
The extravagant gardens of the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century British aristocracy are well-documented and celebrated, but the more modest…
Interviews
The Vampire – A Q&A with Nick Groom
Vampires have fascinated humanity for centuries. In his new book The Vampire: A New History, author Nick Groom examines…
Bookshop of the Month – Cornerstone Bookshop, Edinburgh
For October’s Bookshop of the Month, we went up to Edinburgh and down into the crypt of St….
Bookshop of the Month – West End Lane Books, West Hampstead
This month we popped over to the delightful West End Lane Books for our September Bookshop of the…
Articles
‘Voynich & Books’: Claire L’Enfant remembered
Reflections on the life and legacy of inspirational publisher and mentor Claire L’Enfant by Heather McCallum I am…
A New Pevsner Guide: Charles O’Brien reveals Hampshire South
The new Pevsner guide Hampshire: South completes the two volume revision of the county and covers the whole of…
Take a tour of blue with new book ‘On Color’
We live in a world of vivid colours and colour marks our psychological and social existence. But for…
