Browse Publications

We have a long history of publishing distinguished books and catalogues on British art and architecture, in association with Yale University Press. In recent years, we have become a pioneer in the field of online publications.

New Publications

John Singer Sargent

2025

Richard Ormond

John Singer Sargent

£65

Aubrey Williams

2024

Ian Dudley, Maridowa Williams

Aubrey Williams

£40

The Dominion of Flowers

2024

Mark Laird

The Dominion of Flowers

£35

Westminster Abbey

2024

David Cannadine

Westminster Abbey

£25

Julia Margaret Cameron

2024

Jeff Rosen

Julia Margaret Cameron

£45

The Radical Print

2024

Esther Chadwick

The Radical Print

£45

Forthcoming Publications

British Blonde

2025

Lynda Nead

British Blonde

£30

Architecture and Artifice

2025

Christine Casey

Architecture and Artifice

£45

Holbein

2025

Elizabeth Goldring

Holbein

Turner and the Slave Trade

2025

Sam Smiles

Turner and the Slave Trade

£30

Digital Publications

A series of innovative open-access publications that take advantage of the digital medium.

Thomas Girtin (1775–1802): An Online Catalogue, Archive and Introduction to the Artist

2022

Greg Smith

Thomas Girtin (1775–1802): An Online Catalogue, Archive and Introduction to the Artist

A Catalogue Raisonné of Francis Towne (1739–1816)

2016

Richard Stephens

A Catalogue Raisonné of Francis Towne (1739–1816)

Richard Wilson

2014

Paul Spencer-Longhurst

Richard Wilson

The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition

2018

Mark Hallett, Sarah Victoria Turner

The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition

British Art Studies, Issue 25

2023

British Art Studies, Issue 25

British Art Studies, Issue 24

2023

British Art Studies, Issue 24

British Art Studies, Issue 23

2022

British Art Studies, Issue 23

British Art Studies, Issue 22

2022

British Art Studies, Issue 22

British Art Studies, Issue 21

2021

British Art Studies, Issue 21

British Art Studies, Issue 20

2021

British Art Studies, Issue 20

British Art Studies, Issue 19

2021

British Art Studies, Issue 19

British Art Studies, Issue 18

2020

British Art Studies, Issue 18

British Art Studies, Issue 17

2020

British Art Studies, Issue 17

British Art Studies, Issue 16

2020

British Art Studies, Issue 16

British Art Studies, Issue 15

2020

British Art Studies, Issue 15

British Art Studies, Issue 14

2019

British Art Studies, Issue 14

British Art Studies, Issue 13

2019

British Art Studies, Issue 13

British Art Studies, Issue 12

2019

British Art Studies, Issue 12

British Art Studies, Issue 11

2019

British Art Studies, Issue 11

British Art Studies, Issue 10

2018

British Art Studies, Issue 10

British Art Studies, Issue 9

2018

British Art Studies, Issue 9

British Art Studies, Issue 8

2018

British Art Studies, Issue 8

British Art Studies, Issue 7

2017

British Art Studies, Issue 7

British Art Studies, Issue 6

2017

British Art Studies, Issue 6

British Art Studies, Issue 5

2017

British Art Studies, Issue 5

British Art Studies, Issue 4

2016

British Art Studies, Issue 4

British Art Studies, Issue 3

2016

British Art Studies, Issue 3

British Art Studies, Issue 2

2016

British Art Studies, Issue 2

British Art Studies, Issue 1

2015

British Art Studies, Issue 1

Art and Architecture ePortal

Discover landmark PMC titles in an innovative new way. Search, read, cite, note and more.

Arts & Crafts Stained Glass

2015

Peter Cormack

Arts & Crafts Stained Glass

£55

Science and the Perception of Nature

1996

Charlotte Klonk

Science and the Perception of Nature

Space, Hope and Brutalism

2015

Elain Harwood

Space, Hope and Brutalism

A Natural History of English Gardening 1650-1800

2015

Mark Laird

A Natural History of English Gardening 1650-1800

Art for Art's Sake

2007

Elizabeth Prettejohn

Art for Art's Sake

Painting for Money

1993

David H. Solkin

Painting for Money

Imperial Gothic

2013

G. A. Bremner

Imperial Gothic

£50

Men at Work

2005

Tim Barringer

Men at Work

£40

The Diary of Ford Madox Brown

1981

Ford Madox Brown, Virginia Surtees

The Diary of Ford Madox Brown

Cultures Crossed

2014

Emily M. Weeks

Cultures Crossed

£40

The Conversation Piece

2017

Kate Retford

The Conversation Piece

£45

Modern Life & Modern Subjects

2000

Lisa Tickner

Modern Life & Modern Subjects

£40

Slavery, Sugar, and the Culture of Refinement

2008

Kay Dian Kriz

Slavery, Sugar, and the Culture of Refinement

£35

The Genius of Robert Adam

2001

Eileen Harris

The Genius of Robert Adam

Reynolds

2014

Mark Hallett

Reynolds

Angelica Kauffman

2006

Angela Rosenthal

Angelica Kauffman

Victorian Sculpture

1982

Benedict Read

Victorian Sculpture

William Henry Fox Talbot

2013

Mirjam Brusius, Katrina Dean, Chitra Ramalingam

William Henry Fox Talbot

The English Print, 1688-1802

1997

Tim Clayton

The English Print, 1688-1802

German Romanticism and English Art

1979

William Vaughan

German Romanticism and English Art

Gender, Taste, and Material Culture in Britain and North America, 1700-1830

2006

John Styles, Amanda Vickery

Gender, Taste, and Material Culture in Britain and North America, 1700-1830

Learning to Draw

2000

Ann Bermingham

Learning to Draw

English Art and Modernism, 1900-1939

1994

Charles Harrison

English Art and Modernism, 1900-1939

Hanging the Head

1993

Marcia Pointon

Hanging the Head

Becket's Crown

2004

Paul Binski

Becket's Crown

Art on the Line

2001

David H. Solkin

Art on the Line

Pevsner Architectural Guides

Since 2012, the Paul Mellon Centre has proudly supported the research for the Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England.

Oxfordshire: Oxford and the South-East

2023

Oxfordshire: Oxford and the South-East

Yorkshire: The North Riding

2023

Yorkshire: The North Riding

Isle of Man

2023

Isle of Man

Surrey

2022

Charles O'Brien, Ian Nairn, Bridget Cherry

Surrey

Wiltshire

2021

Julian Orbach, Bridget Cherry

Wiltshire

Nottinghamshire

2020

Clare Hartwell, Elizabeth Williamson

Nottinghamshire

County Durham

2021

Martin Roberts, Elizabeth Williamson

County Durham

Sussex: West

2019

Elizabeth Williamson, Jeremy Musson, Tim Hudson

Sussex: West

Hertfordshire

2019

James Bettley

Hertfordshire

Hampshire: South

2018

Michael Hill, John Newman, Charles O'Brien, Bruce Bailey

Hampshire: South

Dorset

2018

Michael Hill, John Newman

Dorset

Yorkshire West Riding : Sheffield and the South

2017

Nikolaus Pevsner, Ruth Harman, Joseph Sharples

Yorkshire West Riding : Sheffield and the South

Oxfordshire : North and West

2017

Alan Brooks, Jennifer Sherwood, Nikolaus Pevsner

Oxfordshire : North and West

Warwickshire

2016

Nikolaus Pevsner, Chris Pickford

Warwickshire

Suffolk : East

2015

James Bettley

Suffolk : East

Suffolk : West

2015

James Bettley

Suffolk : West

Somerset: North and Bristol

2011

Andrew Foyle, Nikolaus Pevsner

Somerset: North and Bristol

Somerset: South and West

2014

Julian Orbach, Nikolaus Pevsner

Somerset: South and West

Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough

2014

Charles O'Brien, Nikolaus Pevsner

Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough

Cambridgeshire

2014

Simon Bradley, Nikolaus Pevsner

Cambridgeshire

Cornwall

2014

Nikolaus Pevsner, Peter Beacham

Cornwall

Herefordshire

2012

Alan Brooks, Nikolaus Pevsner

Herefordshire

Kent : North East and East

2013

Nikolaus Pevsner, John Newman

Kent : North East and East

Kent: West and the Weald

2012

John Newman, Nikolaus Pevsner

Kent: West and the Weald

Northamptonshire

2013

Bruce Bailey, Nikolaus Pevsner

Northamptonshire

Submission Guidelines
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We welcome proposals for books, online publications or articles on all aspects of British art and architecture.