The Social Lives of Medieval Books
‘A must for history lovers, but will be enjoyed by all who turn its glorious pages with some…
Art History
A Celebration of The Yale Pelican History of Art Series
‘A landmark in art history publishing.’ Yale are very proud to publish the distinguished Yale University Press Pelican…
Germaine Krull: Catalogue to the Show
“Germaine, you and I are the greatest photographers of our time, I in the old sense you in…
Bringing Modern Architecture to Oxford
By Elain Harwood, author of Space, Hope and Brutalism — It’s very easy to take England’s universities for…
The People’s Galleries: South Kensington Museum – The V&A
Giles Waterfield’s The People’s Galleries is a wide-ranging examination of the phenomenon of the art museum in Britain, from its early…
The People’s Galleries: Birmingham City Art Gallery
Giles Waterfield’s The People’s Galleries is a wide-ranging examination of the phenomenon of the art museum in Britain, from its early…
The People’s Galleries: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Giles Waterfield’s The People’s Galleries is a wide-ranging examination of the phenomenon of the art museum in Britain, from its early…
Hats Off to George Romney
Summer is the season for hats. Weddings, garden parties and ‘ladies’ day’ at races like Ascot and Goodwood…
The Birth of the People’s Galleries
Too often we take for granted the vast number of impressive museums and galleries to be found throughout…
Ever Yours, Van Gogh: 14/15 July 1889
Before his death in July 1890, Vincent van Gogh wrote numerous letters to his fellow artists, family members…
Arts and Crafts Stained Glass: a short film
‘Windows should dream.’ – Christopher Whall Gloriously illustrated, and based on more than three decades of research, Arts…
In the Steps of the Medici: A Walk Through Renaissance Florence
Put on some comfortable shoes (or just imagine putting them on!) and join us in our Italian holiday…
Ever Yours, Van Gogh: 3 June 1890
Before his death in July 1890, Vincent van Gogh wrote numerous letters to his fellow artists, family members…
Art + Science: Michelle Foa on Georges Seurat
Today we are excited to introduce you to a new series on the YaleBooks Art blog: Art +…
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in the Motor City – Interview with Mark Rosenthal
From the late 1920s through the 1930s, Mexican artists Diego Rivera (1886-1957), and his wife Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), were…