The New Arcadian Journal
Current edition: NAJ 79/80 (2024), The Georgian Landscape of Wentworth Castle, 3rd edition. See below for six other publications relating to the Yorkshire Wentworths.
In preparation: NAJ 81/82, Virtuous Landscapes, has reached the printing stage. The NAJ marks the centenary of Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1925-2006, and includes the illustrated proposals for both the cancelled Parisian gardens. These were commissioned by the French government to commemorate the Bicentenary of the French Revolution. They were cancelled in 1988 when the government buckled under the pressure of a smear campaign against Finlay, waged by a Parisian art media faction. To reserve a copy, email <patrickjeyres@gmail.com>.
Events
Launch, Virtuous Landscapes: Sunday 28 September, 2 pm, Little Sparta. Patrick Eyres in conversation with co-author Yves Abrioux.
Small Publishers Fair. Free. Patrick Eyres will display and discuss Virtuous Landscapes and other NAJs on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 October, from 11 am to 7 pm each day, at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London WC1R 4RL. As the special book fair discount offer, the companion Finlay editions, Virtuous Landscapes and Atlantic Flowers, will be irresistibly available, jointly, for only £40.
Forthcoming talks by Patrick Eyres:-
- 17 September, 1 pm. Leeds Central Library. The Yorkshire Red Books of Humphry Repton (1752-1818). Free, Heritage Open Days Festival (book via ticketsource).
- 20 September, 2 pm. Clubhouse, Gotts Park Community Golf Club. Humphry Repton’s Red Book for Armley House, 1810. Free, Heritage Open Days Festival.
- 21 September, 2 pm. Oulton Hall Hotel. Humphry Repton’s Red Book for Oulton Hall, 1810. Free, Heritage Open Days Festival.
- 8 October 6 pm. ZOOM. Bolton Abbey: A Picturesque Landscape Garden, for the Yorkshire Gardens Trust and the Gardens Trust (book via Eventbrite).
- 28 October, 7 pm. The Garden Museum, London. Retreat or Attack? Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta. Discussion: Tim Richardson, Alec Finlay, Patrick Eyres (book via Garden Museum).
Back Issues
This website is the most economic place to collect New Arcadian Journals and other publications from the New Arcadian Press. NB. NAJs are discounted at book fairs.
- Back Issues. NAJs range in price from £15 to £25 UK inc mailing, and £20 to £30 Airmail. For details, see Portfolio & Shop above. To order by email, see Contact Us.
- PDFs available. See which out-of-print titles are available (half price and no mailing charge).
- See Reviews and Bibliography for some of the published appreciations and commentaries. For an original perspective, see Karyn Hinkle’s article ‘On Publishing Scholarly Journals as Artists’ Books: Yorkshire’s New Arcadian Journal‘ (2020).
Still available / Other publications
- The Yorkshire Wentworths: Wentworth Castle and Wentworth Woodhouse. Three books available as PDFs: see Wentworth Castle and Georgian Political Gardening, and Lord Raby at Berlin, The Hague and Wentworth Castle, and The Yorkshire Red Books of Humphry Repton. Four NAJs remain in print: NAJ 69/70, The Blackamoor, and NAJ 71/72, Rockingham Whig Landscapes, NAJ 73/74, Georgian Wentworth Woodhouse 2nd edn, and NAJ 79/80, Georgian Wentworth Castle 3rd edn.
- The Ian Hamilton Finlay Collection: For the latest, see NAJ 77/78, Atlantic Flowers, realised through the generous permissions granted by the Ian Hamilton Finlay Estate. Since 1981 the New Arcadian Press has published many works by or relating to Finlay. Many are still available ~ 6 NAJs, 11 Broadsheets, 1 small book and 5 cards ~ as a set (£315, excluding postage), or individually.
- See the 70 Broadsheets (1981-2011) as well as the Books, Cards, Posters and Ephemera.
Lectures/Articles by Dr Patrick Eyres: radio, youtube, websites
In Memoriam
Grahame Jones, 1952-2020, Ian Gardner, 1944-2019, Chris Broughton, 1949-2015.
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