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The fate of esoteric books and illuminated manuscripts hangs in the balance
Invitation to a hanging
Giving things back—the how, when, where and why
However, too much knowledge can be confusing... even when it is as well selected as this
Soldier and collector Prince Eugene of Savoy’s role in the rise of the Austro-Hungarian empire
While one may not be familiar with some of the book's more niche digressions, Eigner's dexterity in referencing the ancient past never fails to impress
Oxford’s greatest treasure trove
A deep look into the remarkable objects now on display in the museum's recently opened galleries
Diggers, dealers and dilettanti
The perfect reference book for those of us who cannot just offhand distinguish a gambeson from a hauberk
This collection of essays questions how we understand the terms Pre-Raphaelite, Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement
A review of the Courtauld Gallery catalogue of Auerbach's early London works and a new monograph by William Feaver
The Fraud, by Barbara Ewing, spins a tale of lies and intrigue
Objects of translation and the cultural interactions of Muslims and Hindus in the late 12th and early 13th centuries
The painting that still languishes in a vault, despite nearly a century of squabbling
The author is hindered by his own technique
A study of US arts policy and the ideology of denazification in post-war Germany
A collection of essays by museum directors worldwide on restitutions and ownership
How artists and the arts fared under the Vichy regime and the German occupation of France, 1940-44
Farhad Hakimzadeh was given two years' imprisonment after it was learnt he had stolen volumes from the two UK institutions
Henrietta Maria: patron, collector and propagandist
Hadrian was a politically savvy, calculating, vicious, lion-hunting, married, gay general in the best tradition
New works on a quartet of women painters and the wives and models of three of the men
Sorry tales of devastation and waste, with little hope on the horizon
The Cranach exhibition catalogue and a book on technical aspects of his work
An invaluable resource, lavishly illustrated
An overview of what's on the world of Klimt
The elegance of the volume makes it a fitting tribute to a triumvirate—the collector Paul Mellon, and the scholars Basil Taylor and Judy Egerton—who will always be associated with the artist’s name
Not about faith or folly, but film as reality