Nazi Germany and Modernist art
Culture was integral to the smooth running of the Third Reich. During the war, the arts were closely…
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A “Pocket” History of Women’s Lives (1660-1900)
Pencils, a sketchbook, cake, thimbles, keys, money, snuff – women and girls carried a startling array of things…
CONTENT COLLECTION | IMC 2019
This year the International Medieval Congress takes place in Leeds on 1st–4th July. Over the course of four…
Bookshop of the Month – Brantwood House Bookshop, Cumbria
This month, we took a trip up to the Lake District to visit the Brantwood House Bookshop, our…
How to Design Beautiful Books – Alex Kirby on Book Design
Don’t judge a book by its cover—or should you? Which books do you navigate towards when entering a…
The Avant-garde and the New Typography
How did Jan Tschichold help to form the New Typography in the early twentieth century? Why were he…
How do economists forecast?
Although most people are not aware of it, forecasting plays a major role in everyday life. From choosing what…
Content Collection | For Art History 2019
This year the Association for Art History’s Annual Conference takes place in Brighton from the 4–6 of April….
Bookshop of the Month – Hyndland Bookshop, Glasgow
For April’s Bookshop of the Month, we took a trip up to Scotland to visit Hyndland Bookshop in…
How to get noticed by publishers and other questions – A Q&A with Heather McCallum (PART II)
If you are finishing your PhD and considering publication or you are looking a publisher for your monograph…
The Road Before Me Weeps by Nick Thorpe – An Extract
War and chaos in Syria and Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, and hopelessness in countries bordering war zones have…
Quirky and Delightful Surprises: Pevsner Guides Revisit Hertfordshire
The new Pevsner Architectural Guide to Hertfordshire is an indispensable and eye-opening introduction to the wealth of fine buildings that…
Bookshop of the Month – October Books, Southampton
Our Bookshop of the Month for March is Southampton’s October Books. Following an extremely well-publicised move, this friendly, not-for-profit…
Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior – Catherine Hanley
Was Matilda a power-hungry she-wolf, as history portrays her, or a woman ahead of her time, fighting for…
Why Multilingualism Matters – A Q&A with Marek Kohn
In a world that has global English and translation technology, it’s easy to assume that the need to…