Daniel Cottier: The Complex Role of a Victorian Art Entrepreneur
In this blog, authors Petra ten-Doesschate Chu and Max Donnelly explore the multi-faceted career and legacy of Daniel…
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In celebration of art galleries reopening to the public from 17th May onwards, Yale University Press London staff…
I Live in the Slums – An Extract
We are delighted by the news that Can Xue’s I Live in the Slums, translated by Karen Gernant…
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by Lucy Newlyn Creativity is mysterious, and cannot be learned or taught. But the craft of poetry is…
Staff Pick: Nature Books
In celebration of Earth Day on 22nd April, Yale University Press London staff choose their favourite books on…
Illustrating The Story of Work: A Q&A with studio MUTI
We work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering over 700,000 years ago…
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The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then…
Location, Location, Location: Introducing the New Pevsner Guide to County Durham
When it comes to the desirability of a house, property experts and novices alike have no doubt heard…
Gainsborough in London | The Later Years
Susan Sloman, author of Gainsborough in London, introduces our blog readers to her long-awaited book, which follows the…
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March’s International Bookshop of the Month – Libreria Out of London Press (OOLP)
We have for a while now been highlighting independent bookshops across the UK in a monthly interview on our…
Bruno Lohse, Nazi art plunderer – An extract from Goering’s Man in Paris
Jonathan Petropoulos— I remember clearly my first meeting with Bruno Lohse in June 1998 at the Zentralinstitut in…
China and the Fate of Taiwan
Bill Hayton, author of The Invention of China investigates the history of China’s relationship with Taiwan and looks…
Association for Art History Annual Conference 2021 | Virtual Stand
Welcome to the Yale University Press “virtual stand” for this year’s new, fully-online Association for Art History 2021…
Nature Inside: Plants and Flowers in the Modern Interior
We seem, today, to be infatuated with indoor plants and flowers. Many of our every day public indoor…