British Library Publishingさんのイラストまとめ

Our #Philosophies series are the perfect books to learn more about the things in life we interact with on a daily basis. 📚

Ever wondered how far back tattooing goes, or how the phrase ‘Dutch Courage’ links to gin? We’ll be adding ‘The Philosophy of Curry’ later this month!

Ruan is an intelligent and imaginative child, who gradually comes to understand the nuances of the adult world around her. Her young life is shaped by tragedy, but also enduring friendships, particularly with David, who shares her love of the wild expanse and colours of the moor.

With two new additions coming next month, the #WomenWriters series will hit fifteen titles! 📚

Here’s the first few we published back in 2020 – have you read them all?

Featuring an array of fascinating illustrations from the British Library’s rich medieval collection, Cats in Medieval Manuscripts includes anecdotes about cats – both real and imaginary – to provide a fascinating picture of the life of the cat in the medieval world.

Get your history-fix here! The @BritishLibrary has a phenomenal collection of medieval artefacts and illuminations – all explored in our Medieval series.

The Tree of Heaven follows the fortunes of the Harrison family as the children grow up in the shadow of WWI and Dorothy’s brothers go off, one by one, to the trenches, while she becomes involved with the suffrage movement.

With two new additions coming next month, the #WomenWriters series will hit fifteen titles! 📚

Here’s the first few we published back in 2020 – have you read them all?

This collection of fourteen stories corrals plots centred around cats, dogs and insects alongside more exotic incidents involving gorillas, parakeets and serpents -- complete with a customary shoal of red herrings.

We’re approaching the 100th(!) #CrimeClassics title to be published in the series, but with so many titles it can be a real mystery to know where to start. 🕵️

Fortunately, series editor @medwardsbooks is here to help with these themed anthologies!

365 eclectic extracts and illustrations carefully selected to inform, surprise, amuse and inspire, this is a quirky showcase of the best and most unusual items in the Library’s collection, seasonally arranged and beautifully designed.