Extract from ‘Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master of Color and Line’ by Judith Mann and Babette Bohn
For a long time, British art lovers have not had the chance to view the brilliant works of…
Extracts
‘On the Tradition of Jewish Humour’. An Extract from ‘Jews and Words’ by Amos Oz & Fania Oz-Salzberger
The 61st annual Jewish Book Week is currently underway in London, this year the event features a number…
Extract from ‘Shoe Obsession’ by Valerie Steele and Colleen Hill
This February, Yale University Press is publishing the lavishly illustrated Shoe Obsession by Valerie Steele and Colleen Hill. The…
‘Under the Banyan Tree: Relocating the Picturesque in British India’ by Romita Ray
Under the Banyan Tree is the first comprehensive study of the evolution and flourishing of the picturesque during the…
Art for Spring: ‘Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch’ at the National Gallery London
The exhibition ‘Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch’ opens this week at the National Gallery, London. To mark the…
Master Architects: Inside Studio Gang
Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects Take a look inside our new book on cutting-edge architectural firm Studio Gang Architects,…
HEARTLAND: The Photographs of Terry Evans
The photographs of Terry Evans capture the enduring beauty of the American prairie landscape. Yale University Press is…
Translating ‘Foreignness’: Interview with Norman Manea and Oana Sânziana Marian, translator of ‘The Lair’
Translated into English for the first time, Norman Manea’s The Lair explores the human condition of exile, love, isolation and…
‘Becoming’ Reinhard Heydrich: Extract from ‘Hitler’s Hangman’ by Robert Gerwarth
Hitler’s Hangman: The Life of Heydrich (out now in paperback) is a chilling biography of the head of Nazi Germany’s terror…
A Visit to Lady Liberty: Extract from ‘The Statue of Liberty’ by Edward Berenson
In The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story, cultural historian Edward Berenson explores the statue’s creation, its changing meaning…
The truth about the aftermath of the Six Day War: Extract from ‘The Bride and the Dowry’
The Bride and the Dowry by Avi Raz is a penetrating new book that explores newly opened archives to…
Cowardice or Pragmatism? The truth behind the fall of Constantinople: Extract from ‘The End of Byzantium’
When Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453, this heralded the end of the once-mighty Byzantine empire. In this…
Origins of a ‘pre-internet blog’: The story of Witold Gombrowicz’s seminal and controversial ‘Diary’
The controversial Diary of the eminent polish author Witold Gombrowicz, has now been published in English after years of being out of print….
Hidden History, the expulsion of the Germans after WWII: Extract from ‘Orderly and Humane’
More than 12 million German-speaking civilians in Europe were driven from their homes in the wake of WWII,…
O Thomas Cook: Extract from ‘Beyond the Tower: A History of East London’
From Jewish merchants to Bangladeshi curry houses, ancient docks to the 2012 Olympics, East London has always played…