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Nazi Germany and Modernist art
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How to Design Beautiful Books – Alex Kirby on Book Design
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections – by Robin Simon
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Lee Lozano: Not Working – an interview with Jo Applin
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International Women’s Day: The Remarkable Women of Yale Books
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Bookshop of the Month – Janette Ray, York
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Small Churches by Big Names – Alan Brooks explores Oxfordshire in a new Pevsner Guide
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Gardens of Court and Country – Celebrating Hampton Court Flower Show
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Enlightened Princesses: How they Shaped the Modern World
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A Pevsner for Cork
The latest volume in the acclaimed Pevsner Architectural Guides series is devoted to Cork, Ireland’s largest and most…
The Age of Undress: Neoclassicism, Fashion & “Living Statues”
In this blog, art historian Amelia Rauser places women at the centre of the traditionally “stoic” and “masculine”…
Yale Art Books – Looking Forward to 2020
For 2020 we look forward to a new list of beautiful, insightful art books from Yale University Press…
A Jane Austen Christmas
The month of December sees festivities held across the globe, but in 1775 a family in Steventon, England…
The Gauguin Atlas
Art historian Dr Linda Goddard characterises the identity of Paul Gauguin as both ‘carefully self-constructed’ and ‘constantly shifting’…
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…
Ernest Gimson: Past, Present & Future
Annette Carruthers, Mary Greensted and Barley Roscoe discuss the life and legacy of Ernest Gimson on the 100th…
Japanese Museums & The Rugby World Cup: A Traveller’s Guide
In autumn 2019, thousands of rugby fans will join the millions of tourists that visit Japan each year,…
The Explorer’s Reward: A New Pevsner Guide to Central Leinster
The fifth publication in the Buildings of Ireland series, Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly explores a broad…
The Elizabethan Image by Sir Roy Strong – An Extract
In November 1558, Elizabeth I ascended the throne and was confronted with a politically, socially, and culturally fractured…
Travels Through West Sussex – The Pevsner Perspective
Yale’s quest to update and expand Nikolaus Pevsner’s iconic guides continues with the new edition of Sussex: West. …
Nazi Germany and Modernist art
Culture was integral to the smooth running of the Third Reich. During the war, the arts were closely…
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…
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…