Publications

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The ROM publishes and co-publishes a wide variety of books relating to the Museum, its collections and research. Subject areas include Canadian heritage, world art and archaeology, natural history, palaeobiology, and earth science. ROM books are distributed by University of Toronto Press, except where otherwise noted, and are available in bookstores, online and in the ROM Boutique.

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Featured Publications

Front and back covers of the book Christian Dior: History and Modernity, 1947-1957

Christian Dior: History and Modernity, 1947-1957

This new publication by ROM Press explores in detail what it was about Dior’s dramatic creations—the cuts, textiles and embroideries—that stimulated the entire Paris haute couture industry after the devastation of the Second World War.

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Multicolored printed or painted cotton cloth originated in India and known as Chintz.

Cloth That Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz

This beautifully illustrated book tells the fascinating and multidisciplinary stories of the widespread desire for Indian chintz over 1,000 years to its latest resurgence in modern fashion and home design.

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Publications

Sponges The Evolution, Diversity, and Future of the Simplest Animals
Sponges of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale and Stephen Formations, British Columbia
Natural History
Front cover of the book The Blackflies of North America
The Black Flies (Simuliidae) of North America
Natural History
Front cover of the book I Brought the Ages Home
I Brought the Ages Home
Art & Culture
Front cover to the book Journey to the Ice Age
Journey to the Ice Age: Discovering an Ancient World
Art & Culture
Front cover of the book Anyang and Sanxingdui.
Anyang and Sanxingdui: Unveiling the Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Civilizations
Art & Culture
Front cover of the book More Than Keeping Cool
More Than Keeping Cool: Chinese Fans and Fan Paintings
Art & Culture
Front cover to the book The Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman Collection of Toy Soldiers in the Royal Ontario Museum
The Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman Collection of Toy Soldiers in the Royal Ontario Museum
Art & Culture
Front cover of the book A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario
The ROM Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario
Natural History
The ROM field guide to birds of Ontario with an illustration of a heron.
The ROM Field Guide to Birds of Ontario
Natural History
Circular jade disc carved with an abstract dragon and cloud motifs on a black background.
Louise Hawley Stone: A Life and Legacy
Art & Culture
The Arctic Sky NUNAT ASTRONOMY STAR LIKE ANY LEGEND
The Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend
Art & Culture
Rococo Rustique EARLY FRENCH-CANADIAN FURNITURE IN THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Rococo to Rustique: Early French-Canadian Furniture in the Royal Ontario Museum (Paperback)
Art & Culture
Rococo to Rustique early French-Canadian furniture in the Royal Ontario Museum
Rococo to Rustique: Early French-Canadian Furniture in the Royal Ontario Museum
Art & Culture
ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINS IN THE ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM AND ALSO ROMAN SILVER COINS AND THEIR ISSUES SINCE THE FOUNDING DATE OF 510 B.C. TO 49 B.C. ALISON HAILE EDDISON
Roman Republican Coins in the ROM
Art & Culture
Front cover of the book Shine like the Sun
Shine Like the Sun: Lustre-painted and Associated Pottery from the Medieval Middle East
Art & Culture