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Archetype Publications Archetype Publications Limited has grown since 1987 to be one of the leading publishers in the conse

Dominique Cardon has been selected as recipient of the Turner Medal 2025 for her exceptional contributions to the histor...
23/04/2025

Dominique Cardon has been selected as recipient of the Turner Medal 2025 for her exceptional contributions to the history and understanding of natural colorants in textiles.
In celebration of this recognition we will offer her book Natural Dyes
at the discount price of £75 (retail price £99).
To benefit from this offer please use the discount code TURNER at the checkout on the Archetype website by 29th April 2025
https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/natural-dyes/?id=59

✨ Out NowThis book studies the early modern phenomenon of the increasing production and consumption of blue-hued paper, ...
20/01/2025

✨ Out Now
This book studies the early modern phenomenon of the increasing production and consumption of blue-hued paper, a material used widely in Italy as a drawing, writing and printing support as well as an ephemeral wrapping. Until recently researchers overlooked blue paper as an object of curiosity and worthy of study, often judging that, because of its assumed less refined fabrication and mottled colour compared to the finest contemporary white papers, it was a poor-quality product of lowly function and no particular interest. Close looking, a method of visual examination used regularly by a wide range of professional disciplines, is used here to examine a selection of surviving paper artefacts from the period c.1400-c.1600. Combined with a reconsideration of the extant documentary sources and placed in a broad historically-based synchronic context, this book presents new information and interpretations to enrich the nascent blue paper corpus.
https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/blue-paper/?id=459

✨ Out now: Bridging the Gap - Synergies between Art History and ConservationThis volume contains 18 papers and 24 poster...
20/11/2024

✨ Out now: Bridging the Gap - Synergies between Art History and Conservation
This volume contains 18 papers and 24 posters presented at the conference which was held at the National Museum, Oslo last year organised by the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Conservation Section in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam, the University of Oslo and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands.
To see details and purchase the title visit our website: https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/bridging-the-gap-synergies-between-art-history-and-conservation/?id=456

Our newest publication is out now! 🎉 The successes and challenges of working collaboratively are brought to the fore in ...
27/06/2024

Our newest publication is out now! 🎉
The successes and challenges of working collaboratively are brought to the fore in this volume of papers presented at the British Association of Paintings Conservator-Restorers conference.
Through a focus on working together, the contributions explore a wide range of questions addressing practical treatments, technical investigations, ethical questions and public engagement in relation to paintings dating from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century.
https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/hand-in-hand-collaboration-in-art-and-conservation/?id=454

Have you had a look inside the new 'Past Forward, from Paint to Finishes' yet? This volume contains papers presented at ...
21/06/2024

Have you had a look inside the new 'Past Forward, from Paint to Finishes' yet? This volume contains papers presented at the 8th International Architectural Finishes Research Conference held in Amsterdam in 2024.
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Two new publications just came out! The papers in this volume were presented at the 8th International Architectural Fini...
11/06/2024

Two new publications just came out! The papers in this volume were presented at the 8th International Architectural Finishes Research Conference. They provide ample evidence of the importance of research into contemporary and historic finishes in expanding our comprehension of the built environment.

This week only you can purchase the title at a discount price, if you did not receive the discount code in our enews, email us at [email protected]
https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/past-forward-from-paint-to-finishes/?id=452

Two new publications just came out! The papers in this volume were presented at the 7th International Architectural Fini...
11/06/2024

Two new publications just came out! The papers in this volume were presented at the 7th International Architectural Finishes Research Conference. They provide ample evidence of the importance of research into contemporary and historic finishes in expanding our comprehension of the built environment.

This week only you can purchase the title at a discount price, if you did not receive the discount code in our enews, email us at [email protected]
https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/examining-the-built-world-through-architectural-finishes/?id=453

In this seminar organised by IAP on 14 March Lara Broecke shows how Cennino Cennini changed the practice and understandi...
08/03/2024

In this seminar organised by IAP on 14 March Lara Broecke shows how Cennino Cennini changed the practice and understanding of art and its history.
Around 1400, a little-known Italian artist, Cennino Cennini, wrote a book describing the techniques and materials of his craft. Historians were aware that the manuscript existed, but it was not until 1823 that it was finally published. The effect of the publication was profound, on historians, conservators and practising artists. The story of the translations of Cennino Cennini’s Libro dell’arte into English is the story of some remarkable and fascinating figures in the history of art and of the roots and evolution of the discipline known as technical art history.
Register now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/801498552747?aff=oddtdtcreator

Today only we are offering selected Archetype titles related to colour, pigments and dyes for sale at a 20% discount. Us...
07/03/2024

Today only we are offering selected Archetype titles related to colour, pigments and dyes for sale at a 20% discount. Use the discount code SPRING.
For a full list of included titles visit our website: https://archetype.co.uk/news/?id=51

All of us at Archetype Publications send you season's greetings and our best wishes to you for the holidays!
21/12/2023

All of us at Archetype Publications send you season's greetings and our best wishes to you for the holidays!

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Archetype Publications Limited has grown since 1987 to be one of the leading publishers in the fields of conservation of art and antiquities and technical art history. Many of our titles are conference proceedings on specific topics, published in association with UK/ International museums, galleries, universities, conservation associations etc. Others are monographs writted by experts in particular fields.