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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.

Submission Guidelines

Publish with the Paul Mellon Centre

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

Recently Published

Making the Modern Artist

by Martin Myrone

Recently Published

The Hidden Mod in Modern Art: London 1957–1969

by Thomas Crow

Recently Published

Aesthetic Painting in Britain and America

by Melody Barnett Deusner

Recently Published

The Late Works of J.M.W. Turner

by Sam Smiles

Recently Published

Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of Darkness

by Matthew Craske

Recent Publications

British Art Studies, Issue 19

2021

British Art Studies, Issue 19

British Art Studies, Issue 18

2020

British Art Studies, Issue 18

Joseph Wright of Derby

2020

Matthew Craske

Joseph Wright of Derby

£45

Art & the Country House

2020

Martin Postle

Art & the Country House

Aesthetic Painting in Britain and America

2020

Melody Barnett Deusner

Aesthetic Painting in Britain and America

£40

The Late Works of J.M.W. Turner

2020

Sam Smiles

The Late Works of J.M.W. Turner

£35

Forthcoming Publications

Daniel Cottier

2021

Petra ten-Doesschate Chu, Max Donnelly

Daniel Cottier

£40

Blake's Printed Paintings

2021

Joseph Viscomi

Blake's Printed Paintings

£40

Illuminating Natural History

2021

Henrietta McBurney

Illuminating Natural History

£40

Enlightened Eclecticism

2021

Adriano Aymonino

Enlightened Eclecticism

£50

A Biographical Dictionary of English Architecture, 1540–1640

2021

Mark Girouard

A Biographical Dictionary of English Architecture, 1540–1640

£40

A Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Engravers, 1714–1820

2021

David Alexander

A Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Engravers, 1714–1820

£75

Digital Publications

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

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 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.

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

The Artist and the Garden

Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales

2018

Jill Francis

Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales

£35

Gardens of Court and Country

2017

David Jacques

Gardens of Court and Country

£45

A Natural History of English Gardening 1650-1800

2015

Mark Laird

A Natural History of English Gardening 1650-1800

£45

The London Square

2012

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan

The London Square

£40

The London Town Garden, 1700-1840

2001

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan

The London Town Garden, 1700-1840

£40

The Riverside Gardens of Thomas More's London

2005

C. Paul Christianson

The Riverside Gardens of Thomas More's London

£30

The Landscapes of London

2013

Elizabeth McKellar

The Landscapes of London

£45

The Tudor House and Garden

2005

Paula Henderson

The Tudor House and Garden

Humphry Repton

1999

Stephen Daniels

Humphry Repton

£50

The Artist and the Garden

2000

Roy Colin Strong

The Artist and the Garden

£35

Pevsner Architectural Guides

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

County Durham

2021

Martin Roberts, Elizabeth Williamson

County Durham

£45

Nottinghamshire

2020

Clare Hartwell, Elizabeth Williamson

Nottinghamshire

£45

Sussex: West

2019

Elizabeth Williamson, Jeremy Musson, Tim Hudson

Sussex: West

£35

Hertfordshire

2019

James Bettley

Hertfordshire

£35

Hampshire: South

2018

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

Hampshire: South

£35

Dorset

2018

Michael Hill, John Newman

Dorset

£35

Yorkshire West Riding : Sheffield and the South

2017

Nikolaus Pevsner, Ruth Harman, Joseph Sharples

Yorkshire West Riding : Sheffield and the South

£35

Oxfordshire : North and West

2017

Alan Brooks, Jennifer Sherwood, Nikolaus Pevsner

Oxfordshire : North and West

£35

Warwickshire

2016

Nikolaus Pevsner, Chris Pickford

Warwickshire

£35

Suffolk : East

2015

James Bettley

Suffolk : East

£35

Suffolk : West

2015

James Bettley

Suffolk : West

£35

Somerset: North and Bristol

2011

Andrew Foyle, Nikolaus Pevsner

Somerset: North and Bristol

£35

Somerset: South and West

2014

Julian Orbach, Nikolaus Pevsner

Somerset: South and West

£35

Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough

2014

Charles O'Brien, Nikolaus Pevsner

Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough

£35

Cambridgeshire

2014

Simon Bradley, Nikolaus Pevsner

Cambridgeshire

£35

Cornwall

2014

Nikolaus Pevsner, Peter Beacham

Cornwall

£35

Herefordshire

2012

Alan Brooks, Nikolaus Pevsner

Herefordshire

£35

Kent : North East and East

2013

Nikolaus Pevsner, John Newman

Kent : North East and East

£35

Kent: West and the Weald

2012

John Newman, Nikolaus Pevsner

Kent: West and the Weald

£35

Northamptonshire

2013

Bruce Bailey, Nikolaus Pevsner

Northamptonshire

£35