The remarkable story of Western polymaths from the fifteenth century to the present day
On fire for God—a sweeping history of puritanism in England and America
A new edition of a seminal work—one that explores crucial changes within Europe from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century
The story of the extraordinary relationship between a former slave and England’s most distinguished man of letters
A new look which fundamentally overturns our understanding of this famously “out of touch” queen
A detailed study of Tudor textiles, highlighting their extravagant beauty and their impact on the royal court, fashion, and taste.
An exquisite, lovingly crafted meditation on plants, trees, and our place in the natural world
A collection of inspiring essays by the photographer Robert Adams, who advocates the meaningfulness of art in a disillusioned society
A timely reassessment of the artist’s early performances and feminist sculptures, affirming their radical engagements and art historical significance
An introduction to the design, production and use of luxury embroideries in medieval England (c. 1200–1530).
An extensive retrospective dedicated to Roger Raveel (1921-2013), one of the most important Belgian painters of the second half of the 20th century
A timely call for recovering the true meanings of the nineteenth-century terms that are hobbling current political debates