The Universal Art Group brings together esteemed names such as Müller & Schindler, Faksimile Verlag, Kulturalis, Eikon Editores, and Haltadefinizione under a new collective identity.
The De Lisle Psalter – The Pinnacle of English GothicA 14th-century masterpiece of manuscript illumination: 38 splendidly illustrated pages, created in Westminster and adorned with radiant gold.
Qaisra M. Khan, Michael BurnsThe Khalili Anīs al-Hujjāj (Pilgrims’ Companion) offers a fresh study of Safi ibn Vali Qazwini’s richly illustrated 1676–77 manuscript, recounting his year-long journey from Mughal India to Mecca and Medina. Commissioned by Zeb un-Nisa, daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb, t…
Rolando Montecalvo This richly illustrated volume, produced in partnership with Uzbek publisher Dinara & Co., explores the enduring legacy and contemporary revival of miniature painting in Uzbekistan.Highlighting the work of acclaimed Bukharan master Davlat Toshev, the book guides readers throug…
Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick, stands on the site of a Viking assembly place and later the palace of the O’Brien kings, gifted to the Church by King Donal Mór O’Brien in 1168. Over the centuries, it was enriched with merchant-built chantry chapels – the largest surviving range in Ireland – as wel…
Khilen Shah, Matt RotaAs Khilen Shah states in his foreword to this remarkable book, modern architecture misses the soulfulness and artistry of the buildings and structures of earlier days, which is why it is all the more important to preserve what we have – in reality and in art. This book is an …
Ian DoolittleCity Bridge Foundation is London’s oldest charity, founded over 700 years ago to maintain London Bridge. Today, it cares for five Thames crossings and distributes surplus income to charities across the capital. In this vivid history, Ian Doolittle traces the development of the Foundat…
Chetham’s Library, founded in 1653 in Manchester, is Britain’s oldest surviving public library. Established by Humphrey Chetham’s legacy, it also supported a school for disadvantaged boys. Housed in a stunning sandstone building from 1421, originally for church priests, the library offers a rare med…
Adam ChadwickThe period 1870–1910 saw the heyday of a phenomenon of artist ‘colonies’ which, though centered on Europe, stretched to the USA and Australia. Despite most histories focusing on the urban and avant-garde, this was the dominant mode of international art practice – with its formative ro…
