Visual Arts and the Auld Alliance shortlisted for the Berger Prize 2025

We are thrilled to share that Visual Arts and the Auld Alliance: Scotland, France and National Identity c.1420-1550 by Bryony Coombs has been shortlisted for the Berger Prize 2025.

From EUP's Commissioning Editor for Scottish Studies, Ersev Ersoy:

'We are proud to have published this beautifully illustrated and impeccably researched novel perspective on Franco-Scottish relations and the visual arts in the late-medieval and early modern periods. We are delighted that this fascinating book has been shortlisted for The Walpole Society: Berger Prize 2025.'

About the Award

The Berger Prize is presented annually by the Walpole Society, whose purpose is to promote the study of the history of British Art. The prize celebrates excellence in writing and scholarship on the arts and architecture of Britain.

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About the Book

Visual Arts and the Auld Alliance explores the links between patronage, identity and Franco-Scottish relations in the late medieval and early modern periods. Based on extensive archival research and making use of unknown and little-known visual and archival evidence, it examines material from collections held in Scotland, France, the Netherlands, and Italy. By addressing broader questions of Scotland's historic relations with Europe, it makes a necessary contribution to modern day concerns.

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