Book publication 6 October 2026
Lund Humphries in association with the RSA
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  • Five Centuries of Scottish Art by Duncan Macmillan HRSA Coming soon, Five Centuries of Scottish Art has its roots in...

    Five Centuries of Scottish Art by Duncan Macmillan HRSA

    Five Centuries of Scottish Art by Duncan Macmillan HRSA

     

    Coming soon, Five Centuries of Scottish Art has its roots in Duncan Macmillan HRSA's seminal book Scottish Art 1460-1990, which received many accolades including the Saltire Prize as Scottish book of the year. Now fully updated, this ambitious publication celebrates Scotland's singular place in the history of art and examines how the twists and turns of its specific history have influenced the remarkable work produced by the nation's painters and printmakers in particular.

     

    Starting at the Court of James III, the narrative weaves its way through the Reformation, the Enlightenment, Victorian Scotland, the 20th century and the years following the Millennium. Bringing together first-class scholarship and over 350 beautiful reproductions of key works by a wide-range of artists, the book reveals the depth and breadth of Scotland's artistic heritage and its distinctive artistic identity. Looking beyond Scotland, Duncan Macmillan also makes the case for a distinctive Scottish artistic tradition which, while it reflects Scotland's particular political, social and cultural history, both belongs in, and has contributed to, the wider history of European art.

     
  • About Lund Humphries

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    About Lund Humphries

    Lund Humphries is the publishing imprint of the Lund Humphries Foundation for Visual Arts, a UK registered charity (no. 1211237) established in December 2024 to advance knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts for the public benefit.

     

    The Lund Humphries Foundation for Visual Arts supports the research, development, production and publication of serious, high-quality books on art, architecture and design, working with leading authors, scholars and cultural institutions across the UK. Building on Lund Humphries’ legacy as a pioneering art-book publisher since 1939, the Foundation’s work depends on partnership and shared investment in knowledge that would not otherwise be accessible. It supports artists and architects, historians of art and architecture, and art institutions by ensuring that important subjects are documented, interpreted and made available to the general public in a durable and authoritative form.

     

    The Lund Humphries publishing programme covers all periods of art and architectural history, as well as the visual arts today. Lund Humphries has a longstanding history of publishing on Scottish art and culture and is delighted to be partnering with the Royal Scottish Academy in their bicentenary year.

     

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