A German Egyptologist believes he has cracked the code to the enigmatic 15th century illustrated book—but many others have made the same claim in the past and failed

The curator has been delving into the complex lives of plants and has found “the perfect companion through these strange days”

As protests over the death of George Floyd continue to rage across the US, a newly released monograph on The Atmosphere of Crime series from the 1950s remains timely

Three Andy Warhol devotees give their take on the near-1000 page biography

The recovery of a Worcester soft-paste collection sheds light on 18th-century Anglo-Irish culture

Excerpts from the expanded monograph include how he was inspired by outsider art and the stresses of building a “Taj Mahal on the River Stour”

The art historian has been engrossed by a spy biography featuring art world personalities, and is taking his first steps with a book on ancient walking routes

The London-based curator has been perusing publications on science fiction, avant-garde cabarets and all things witchy

Three publications explore the artist’s life through his writings, interviews and places of work

The essays in this book investigate the many facets of this extraordinary 18th-century fashion

An excerpt and images from a new biography on the sculptor who studied at the famous Black Mountain College and was interned during the Second World War

Gardens have inspired artists in many ways, not least directly in the case of those who painted their own plots, as this new book shows

Curators, directors and art historians tell us about the books they have been reading and revisiting

An excerpt, photographs and collages from the photographer’s re-released book

An Instagram Live interview with the writer of a new biography on the famous US artist

Online book demonstrates the groundbreaking work by Factum Foundation to create high-resolution facsimiles but also raises questions of value

The artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries has been inspired by his daily walks and ‘animal interviews’ to revisit one of his favourite books about trees

The Turin-based art patron enjoys learning about artist rivalries and delving into the Francis Bacon catalogue raisonné, among other things

The Whitney Museum of American Art curator delights in learning about the global culture of the Middle Ages and finds lessons for the future in a Cauleen Smith monograph

Curators and directors tell us about their new favourite books as The Art Newspaper launches its Book Club

Where print runs for trade art books have seen steady declines since the 90s, sales of artists’ books have stayed steady or risen—we look at why

Groups of pictures are assembled on the basis of word association—but not everything in this graphic novel makes good sense

For a charitable donation, the Scottish visual artist is selling 1,000 digital copies of one of her books based on the universe

The way in which relics were presented determined what and how people thought of them, according to this publication of lectures

Almost a travel guide, this publication illustrates the great art to be found around the world, so long as you look up

The Hamburger Kunsthalle’s exhibition catalogue groups Tiepolo, Fragonard and Goya as forerunners of Modernism

This extensive volume explores the relationship between the German writer's visual imagination and his fascination with natural science

The Arnhold family began collecting Meissen porcelain in the 1920s and the heir has given more than 100 examples to the New York museum

The area’s heyday in the mid 20th century has been obliterated by commercial exploitation

Decision on MOCA event affects over 350 exhibitors from around two dozen countries