A handy guide published to coincide with the loan of the tapestry to Britain in 2026. Having survived revolution, numerous wars, fire and attempted seizure over the course of 900 years, the Bayeux Tapestry has emerged with totemic status as one of t...

A celebration of innovation in the Renaissance age told through 18 of its earliest printed books. "Remarkable Renaissance Books" tells the story of eighteen extraordinary early printed volumes, from the very first titles printed in the fifteenth cen...

An essential resource detailing the rich history of bookbinding during the Italian Renaissance. Anthony Hobson, former director of Sotheby's, devoted a lifetime of observation, travel, and study to the history of decorated bookbindings produced in I...

This exquisitely illustrated collection of essays by leading scholars and experts offers a glimpse into the Bodleian Library's collection of rare Japanese books and manuscripts. The Bodleian Library houses one of the oldest institutional collections...

An exploration of a significant art: type designing. The twentieth century saw many developments in printing techniques and how fonts were made. Beginning with cold metal type at the start of the century, the industry moved to hot metal type, photot...

A richly illustrated volume, which reproduces one of the finest collections of eighteenth-century ornithological art in its entirety. In 1786, Austrian natural history artist Ferdinand Bauer traveled to Italy and the Levant. The watercolors he creat...

"Funkadelic" invites readers to step back in time and witness the dynamism of the funky 70's with a handpicked selection of visual identities and branding designs inspired by the iconic aesthetic of the era, whether it be striking lettering, clashing...

Renowned photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is famous for her evocative portraits of eminent Victorians, including John Herschel, Alfred Tennyson, Henry Taylor, George Frederic Watts, Ellen Terry and Julia Stephen. This study of her work reveals how...

Garry Fabian Miller's Dark Room is a photography book unlike any other. At its heart is the artist's description of a life lived making pictures between the dark and the light, a deeply personal account woven against the history of photography from t...

William Henry Fox Talbot is celebrated today as the English inventor of photography. He made early photographic experiments in the 1830s, released the details of his photogenic drawing process in January 1839, and introduced important innovations to...