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

Mark Purcell's study explores 19th-century bibliomania and rejects the notion that books in historic libraries were "bought by the yard"

Martin Lister enlisted his daughters Susanna and Anna because of the unreliability of the best professional engravers

A new publication brings together the Scottish surgeon's art collection for the first time in many years

The new book features newly discovered appendices, including the profligate Jan Baptist’s three-volume bankruptcy file

Excavation campaigns on the Greek island have raised questions about our knowledge of Cycladic art and culture

Twenty-four artists present their own works in new book, including the late Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

Almost unknown in Britain, his work was secretly amassed by Harry Hyams, the billionaire property developer

Galleries donate publications for a collection that will go to the Metropolitan Museum

Book looks at one royal's Medieval gifts, giving and inventories

Volume uncovers floral wealth of the US metropolis

Book collects the first illustrations, scores, maps and children's books

The curator’s attribution to the Renaissance master helped Christie’s achieve a world record price for the painting