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History of Art

National Gallery Masterpieces of Painting

Finaldi Gabriele

ISBN: HB: 9781857096484, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, November 2019
392 pp., 31.1x24.8 cm, 275 colour illus.

This richly illustrated and beautifully designed book offers an ideal introduction to European painting from the 13th to the early 20th century. The National Gallery, London, houses one of the finest collections of Western European art in the world....

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History of Art

Aquatint Worlds Travel, Print, and Empire, 1770-1820

Fordham Douglas

ISBN: HB: 9781913107048, Yale University Press, November 2019
328 pp., 28.6x24.1 cm, 215 colour and black&white illus.

In the late 18th century, British artists embraced the medium of aquatint for its ability to produce prints with rich and varied tones that became even more stunning with the addition of color. At the same time, the expanding purview of the British e...

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History of Art

Art of Paper From the Holy Land to the Americas

Fowler Caroline

ISBN: HB: 9780300246025, Yale University Press, November 2019
184 pp., 22.9x17.8 cm, 113 colour illus.

In the late medieval and Renaissance period, paper transformed society – not only through its role in the invention of print but also in the way it influenced artistic production. "The Art of Paper" tells the history of this medium in the context of...

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Christianity

Judaism

When Christians Were Jews The First Generation

Fredriksen Paula

ISBN: PB: 9780300248401, Yale University Press, September 2019
280 pp., 21x14 cm, 2 black&white illus.

<p>How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization of God's promises to Israel, end up inaugurating a movement that would grow into the gentile church? Committed to Jes...

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Photography

Popular Science

Apollo's Muse The Moon in the Age of Photography

Fineman Mia, Saunders Beth, Hanks Tom

ISBN: HB: 9781588396846, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2019
192 pp., 22.9x22.9 cm, 150 colour and black&white illus.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, "Apollo's Muse" honors the rich history of photographic representations of the moon, from rarely seen early daguerreotypes to contemporary video art. Engaging and accessible, the book explore...

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History of Art

Eileen Hogan Personal Geographies

Fairman Elisabeth R., Hogan Eileen, Robinson Duncan, Conway Morris Roderick, Longstaffe-Gowan Todd, Turner Sarah Victoria, Lousada Sandra

ISBN: PB: 9780300241471, Yale University Press, May 2019
272 pp., 26x21 cm, 320 colour illus.

This visually stunning survey provides an in-depth look at Eileen Hogan's (b. 1946) working methods. Covering her entire career, it focuses particularly on two dominant themes in the artist's oeuvre – enclosed gardens and portraiture. Her depictions...

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Contemporary Art

Matthew Barney Redoubt

Franks Pamela, Hodermarsky Elisabeth, Lepecki Andre, Middleton Arthur, Nesbit Molly, Pinchot Gifford, Raab Jennifer, Rember John

ISBN: PB: 9780300243277, Yale University Press, May 2019
368 pp., 24.4x16.5 cm, 414 colour illus., 8 black&white illus.

"Matthew Barney: Redoubt" is a comprehensive catalogue of the artist's newest project, which centers on a two-hour film that creates a complex portrait of the American landscape by layering classical, cosmological, and American myths about humanity's...

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America

General

Class Matters The Strange Career of an American Delusion

Fraser Steve

ISBN: PB: 9780300244359, ISBN: HB: 9780300221503, Yale University Press, May 2019
304 pp., 21x14 cm

From the decks of the Mayflower straight through to Donald Trump's "American carnage", class has always played a role in American life. In this remarkable work, Steve Fraser twines our nation's past with his own family's history, deftly illustrating...

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Archaeology & Paleontology

Little Histories

Little History of Archaeology

Fagan Brian

ISBN: PB: 9780300243215, ISBN: HB: 9780300224641, Yale University Press, April 2019
288 pp., 21.6x14 cm, 40 black&white illus.

What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations, or Neanderthal skulls and Ice Age cave art. Archaeology is all of these, but also far more: the only science to encompass the entire span of human histo...

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History of Art

American Pre-Raphaelites Radical Realists

Ferber Linda S., Anderson Nancy K., Barringer Tim, Dayer Gallati Barbara, Lynford Sophie, Mitchell Mark, Simon Janice, Waggoner Diane

ISBN: HB: 9780300242522, Yale University Press, April 2019
312 pp., 26x23.5 cm, 210 colour illus.

Bringing together insights from a distinguished group of scholars, this beautiful book analyzes the history and historiography of the American Pre-Raphaelites, and how the movement made its way from England to America. Led by Thomas Charles Farrer –...

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