The Gauguin Atlas
Art historian Dr Linda Goddard characterises the identity of Paul Gauguin as both ‘carefully self-constructed’ and ‘constantly shifting’…
Recent Posts
Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
Throughout British history, the power of witchcraft, curses and black magic has endured. Whether in the 1800s or…
Savage Tales: The Writings of Paul Gauguin
‘This is not a book,’ the artist Paul Gauguin declared in the opening words of his unconventional memoir…
Interviews
December’s Bookshop of the Month – Canterbury Christ Church University Bookshop
Our final Bookshop of the Month for 2019 takes us to Kent and the Canterbury Christ Church University…
November’s Bookshop of the Month – The Borzoi Bookshop, Stow-on-the-Wold
This month, we’re off to the Cotswolds and the wonderful Borzoi Bookshop. Established in Stow-on-the-Wold in the late…
October’s Bookshop of the Month – The Little Ripon Bookshop
Our October Bookshop of the Month takes us to North Yorkshire and the charming Little Ripon Bookshop. This…
Articles
‘What the did Crusades ever do for us?’ by Roger Crowley
What did the crusades ever do for us? This clash of medieval civilizations is defined by warfare, but over…
Surviving Plague in an Early Modern City – Florence Under Siege by John Henderson
In Florence Under Siege: Surviving Plague in an Early Modern City, John Henderson examines how a major city…
Nazi Germany and Modernist art
Culture was integral to the smooth running of the Third Reich. During the war, the arts were closely…
