The Florence Flood and the International Conservation Community - 60 Years On

5 November 2026 We are marking the 60th anniversary of the devastating floods in Florence with a reminder about one of our backlist titles that sought to record the direct experiences and wider reflections of conservators who responded to one of the most challenging emergencies the profession has ever faced. Available now at a 20% discount. Use the code 3071-26 at checkout. Offer ends on...

Archetype is now represented in Japan by Eureka Press

6 December 2025 We are pleased to announce that we have sales representation in Japan for the first time. This is provided by Eureka Press, led by Mr Koro Komori. He is pictured here at the Arthurian Society of Japan meeting on 6th December. We are actively seeking new work from Japan-based academics. Get in touch if you are interested in being published by Archetype....

New North America distributor

2 May 2025 Archetype titles are now available to purchase from ISD for our customers in North and South America. ISD is a full-service book distribution company focusing exclusively on scholarly and specialist books. ...

Spring 2025 Catalogue

28 April 2025 You can now view our Spring 2025 catalogue online....

Turner Medal of the Colour Group awarded to Dominique Cardon

21 April 2025 Dominique Cardon is being awarded the Turner Medal by the Colour Group (GB), the British section of the International Colour Association. The Turner Medal has been awarded every two years since 1998 by the Colour Group (Great Britain) and recognises distinguished artists or art historians. Dominique Cardon has been selected as recipient of the Turner Medal 2025 for her...

Review of 'The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators' in AMARC

28 October 2024 Mito Matsumaru has reviewed the title 'The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators' by Richard Gameson in Newsletter of the Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections (AMARC) Issue 83 October 2024. Please see full published review below. This book is undoubtedly ‘the first comprehensive publication on British medieval illuminators’...

Review of 'The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators' in the Journal of the Institute of Conservation

5 June 2024 Marinita Stiglitz has reviewed the title 'The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators' by Richard Gameson. We have copied in a part of her review below. You can find the full review in the latest issue of Journal of the Institute of Conservation . "... This unprecedented publication explores the richness of manuscripts and their pigments in medieval Britain and what they can tell us...

AIC Publication Award

11 April 2024 Scientific Studies of Pigments in Chinese Paintings by Dr. Blythe McCarthy and Dr. Jennifer Giaccai has received the AIC 2024 Publication Award for excellence in an article or book on conservation, along with Properties of Plastics: A Guide for Conservators by Thea van Oosten. We are congratulating the editors, authors and others who contributed to this publication for...