A Year in Yale Books
We know it’s only November, but here at Yale University Press, London, we’re very keen to provide some…
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met Gala – A Celebration
ARE you ready for the first Monday in May? The Met Gala is one of the premiere fashion…
London Fashion Week – in Books
To mark London Fashion Week 2016, from 19 – 23 February, the YaleBooks Blog is celebrating some favourite…
China: Through the Looking Glass – Catalogue to the Show
China: Through the Looking Glass opens this week at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The exhibition…
Sultans of Deccan India: Opulence and Fantasy
During the 16th and 17th centuries the courts of Deccan India were some of the most splendorous and widely admired…
‘Salvaging The Past: Georges Hoentschel and French Decorative Arts’
Georges Hoentschel (1855-1915) was a leading French interior designer in historic styles, head of a decorating firm, and…
Schiaparelli and Prada: The elegant catalogue of the Metropolitan’s blockbuster exhibition
Last month, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) launched its much-anticipated summer exhibition Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations,…
Beyond the Pharaohs: Met exhibition and catalogue explores the surprising origins of Ancient Egyptian art
The groundbreaking exhibition The Dawn of Egyptian Art opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this week. The…
Impossible Conversations: Preview of the stunning exhibition catalogue ‘Schiaparelli and Prada’
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations is the stunning new exhibition catalogue from The Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. A captivating…
Lost in Transition: ‘Byzantium and Islam’ at the Metropolitan Museum explores cultures in flux
The Eastern Mediterranean, from Syria across North Africa, comprised the wealthy southern provinces of the 7th century Byzantine Empire,…
Restoring George Washington: New art book celebrates the opening of the Metropolitan’s new American Wing
January saw the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new American Wing, which houses the finest and most…
The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp: Reconstructing a masterpiece of Iranian literature and art
This month sees the publication of an exciting new Metropolitan Museum of Art publication, which reproduces for the…