This book corrects the misleading impression given by historians that the High Middle Ages were a transition to secularisation of the royal state

Bequest comes from New York collector Jayne Wrightsman, who amassed an 18th-century library to complement her celebrated French furnishings

Ahead of the blockbuster at the Musée du Louvre, we get an exclusive first read of the publication written by Martin Kemp, Robert Simon and Margaret Dalivalle

Contrast of city's devastated buildings and monuments and some of their remarkable restorations is heartening

Hoard of objects loaned by Paris's Musée de Cluny to the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells a complex tale

Bertrand de Royere provides a thorough examination of the life the 19th century decorator and furniture designer Pelagio Palagi

The five volumes offer a range of perspectives and chronological breadth for budding scholars of the field

Nicholas Coleridge, the chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum, tells how Boris laid down the law on his plans for the project

Best known as a portrait painter, the artist was also fascinated by plant life

Humphrey Wine’s lavishly illustrated book details the London museum's 60 authentic works and 12 replicas, copies or pastiches

The urban graveyards of New Orleans are rich in commemorative monuments and sculpture

Bonger's encounter with Trotsky and her tireless effort to preserve the artist's work are explored in the new book by Hans Luijten

New academic concept of "Global Middle Ages" explored through a survey of illustrated texts from around the world

Used in high status projects and throughout the continent, Kim Woods's detailed study challenges misconceptions of the carving rock's status

This amusingly illustrated edition of Theophrastus’s Characters is as fresh today as it was centuries ago

The brilliance of the scholar's examination of artists such as Paula Rego and Sigmar Polke is evident despite name dropping and verbose language

Taschen publication charts the long and influential career of the late artist who inspired Warhol

The Victorian artist group explored the connections between art and scientific observation to enhance art’s moral purpose

Alvar González-Palacios’s book on the Italian decorator is a peak in his distinguished career

The second Duke of Orléans’ assembly of his famous art collection may have been a covert preparation for seizing the throne of France

Companion book to an exhibition at the University of Texas at Austin offers new dimensions on the vast subject

A vivid account of the art arising from the experiences of the artist, George Plante

Cityscapes and portraits, along with his Old Master transcriptions, feature in this book that accompanies an exhibition at London's Piano Nobile Gallery

The Austrian writer’s bilious attacks are neutralised by the cartoons

Even when the codex became ubiquitous, scrolls held a special place for the written word

New book explores how the burnt cathedral created a 'profound intellectual rift' between Germany and France, then reconciliation

Bard Graduate Center's 25th anniversary exhibition considers devotional offerings across religions

Three new books offer fresh angles on the Renaissance master

Historic photographs and contemporary papers have been used in new book to re-imagine the cycle

In Jori Finkel's book It Speaks to Me, Kentridge discusses the sculpture in Johannesburg that first made him feel the power of art