<< YCBA Home Yale Center for British Art Yale Center for British Art << YCBA Home

YCBA Collections Search

Search Constraints

Start Over
You searched for:

Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts

Remove constraint Collection: Rare Books and Manuscripts

New Additions 2023-2024

Remove constraint New Additions: 2023-2024

Search Results

The Napoleon Museum will be open at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only ...
The Napoleon Museum will be open at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only ..
[1843?]
Capper, Benjamin Pitts, cartographer. Cambridgeshire :
Capper, Benjamin Pitts
Cambridgeshire
[1808]
Watercolor box.
Watercolor box
early 19th century?
[Anatomical and physiological model of the horse]
[Anatomical and physiological model of the horse]
[1900?]
Hallward, Faith Margaret, 1887-1977, author, illustrator. Among the further Hebrides :
Hallward, Faith Margaret, 1887–1977
Among the further Hebrides
circa 1900
Keulen, Gerard van, cartographer. Afteekening van Solomons Eylande of Isles de Salomon, geleegen inde Zuid Zee, tussen 5 en 12 gr. Zuyder Brete.
Keulen, Gerard van
Afteekening van Solomons Eylande of Isles de Salomon, geleegen inde Zuid Zee, tussen 5 en 12 gr. Zuyder Brete
1724
Ceramic tile.
Ceramic tile
19th century?
Album of coats of arms and monograms.
Album of coats of arms and monograms
1860s?
Russell, Georgia, 1974- Australia.
Russell, Georgia, 1974–
Australia
2003
The album of Nottingham views.
The album of Nottingham views
[circa 1880]
Godwin & Co (Lugwardine, England) Encaustic tile.
Godwin & Co (Lugwardine, England)
Encaustic tile
Lugwardine, England,
Middleton, Michael, 1917-2009, author. Henry Moore /
Middleton, Michael, 1917–2009
Henry Moore
1955
Humphrey, George, active 1853. Common place book :
Humphrey, George, active 1853
Common place book
1853-1879
Falda, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1640-1678, artist. Li giardini di Roma /
Falda, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1640–1678
Li giardini di Roma
[1685?]
Byron, Georgina Lucy, 1809-1891. Album of pressed plant and flower specimens, with additional souvenirs.
Byron, Georgina Lucy, 1809–1891
Album of pressed plant and flower specimens, with additional souvenirs
August 1829-October 1831
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673. Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae Regiae /
Blaeu, Joan, 1596–1673
Novum ac magnum theatrum urbium Belgicae Regiae
[1649]
First World War pins.
First World War pins
circa 1914-circa 1918
Davis, Henry Samuel, 1809-1851, artist. Views of the falls of Niagara /
Davis, Henry Samuel, 1809–1851
Views of the falls of Niagara
1848
Minton (Company) Silenus.
Minton (Company)
Silenus
ca. 1831
Guillermus, Parisiensis. [Postilla super epistolas et evangelia]
Guillermus, Parisiensis
[Postilla super epistolas et evangelia]
[not before 1497]
Silenus.
Silenus
ca. 1831
Meigh, Charles. Bacchanalian dance.
Meigh, Charles
Bacchanalian dance
ca. 1847
Mellan, Claude, 1598-1688, artist, engraver. Livre de figures antiques de Rome /
Mellan, Claude, 1598–1688
Livre de figures antiques de Rome
[circa 1670?]
Montagu, Anna Rachel. Autographs, monograms, stamps.
Montagu, Anna Rachel
Autographs, monograms, stamps
circa 1900
Hye nach volget ein schoene matery von den syben todsünden und von den syben tugenden darwider.
Hye nach volget ein schoene matery von den syben todsünden und von den syben tugenden darwider
[1482]
Watercolor box.
Watercolor box
mid-19th century?
Meigh, Charles. Apostles jug.
Meigh, Charles
Apostles jug
1842?
Original Crystoleum Co. (London, England) Metallicon Lustre pigments for textile painting.
Original Crystoleum Co. (London, England)
Metallicon Lustre pigments for textile painting
late 19th century
T. & R. Boote. Infant Samuel.
T. & R. Boote
Infant Samuel
1848
Colonne, Guido delle, active 13th century, author. [Hie hebt sich an ein schöne Hÿstori wie Troÿa die kostliche Stat erstöret ward]
Colonne, Guido delle, active 13th century
[Hie hebt sich an ein schöne Hÿstori wie Troÿa die kostliche Stat erstöret ward]
[not before 24 April 1474]
Otto, von Passau, active 1386. Disz büch ist genant die vier vnd tzwenzig Alten oder der guldin tron.
Otto, von Passau, active 1386
Disz büch ist genant die vier vnd tzwenzig Alten oder der guldin tron
[1477 or 1478?]
[Armorial bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg]
[Armorial bookplate of Hilprand Brandenburg]
[between 1465 and 1485?]
Love poems.
Love poems
circa 1860
Pearce, Stephen, 1864-1955. Register of burials, baptisms, and marriages at St. James' Church, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, Lincolnshire.
Pearce, Stephen, 1864–1955
Register of burials, baptisms, and marriages at St. James' Church, Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, Lincolnshire
1897-1918
Morier, Horatia Maria Frances, 1795-1853. Embroidery pattern book.
Morier, Horatia Maria Frances, 1795–1853
Embroidery pattern book
between 1815 and 1832?
Dance, George, 1741-1825, artist, publisher. To the Right Honble. Lord Hawksbury, &c. &c., this perspective sketch illustrating a design submitted to the consideration of the House of Commons on the improvement of the port of London, is inscribed by his obedient humble servant, Geo. Dance /
Dance, George, 1741–1825
To the Right Honble. Lord Hawksbury, &c. &c., this perspective sketch illustrating a design submitted to the consideration of the House of Commons on the improvement of the port of London, is inscribed by his obedient humble servant, Geo. Dance
Novr. 10, 1800
Apostles jug.
Apostles jug
ca. 1842?
Jousting jug.
Jousting jug
ca. 1850?
J. Barnard & Son. Japanned tin box of varnish painting colours for painting on glass for the magic lantern :
J. Barnard & Son
Japanned tin box of varnish painting colours for painting on glass for the magic lantern
late 19th century
Meigh, Charles. Apostles jug.
Meigh, Charles
Apostles jug
1842
Palatiorum Romanorum à celeberrimis sui aevi architectis erectorum pars prima[-tertia].
Palatiorum Romanorum à celeberrimis sui aevi architectis erectorum pars prima[-tertia]
[1694]
Keulen, Gerard van, cartographer. De haven van Pulo Condore in de Zuyd Zee op 8 gr. 40 door Willem Dampier.
Keulen, Gerard van
De haven van Pulo Condore in de Zuyd Zee op 8 gr. 40 door Willem Dampier
1724
Helm, Franz, approximately 1500-1567, author. Buch von den probierten Künsten :
Helm, Franz, approximately 1500–1567
Buch von den probierten Künsten
1570
Pleasonton, John H., author. John H. Pleasonton letter to his father, 1823 June 13.
Pleasonton, John H.
John H. Pleasonton letter to his father, 1823 June 13
1823 June 13
Madocks, John Edward, 1760-1806. Archery.
Madocks, John Edward, 1760–1806
Archery
1787
Reeves & Sons. Watercolor box.
Reeves & Sons
Watercolor box
between 1829 and 1845
Stone tile.
Stone tile
1941?
Memoir of Mr. Thomas Bewick :
Memoir of Mr. Thomas Bewick
1829
Meigh, Charles. Apostles tobacco jar.
Meigh, Charles
Apostles tobacco jar
ca. 1845?
Kenny, Chris, 1959- Large map circle.
Kenny, Chris, 1959–
Large map circle
2004
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, artist. Album of proof woodcuts.
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Album of proof woodcuts
early 19th century?
William Ridgway, Son & Co. Jousting jug.
William Ridgway, Son & Co
Jousting jug
September 1, 1840
Journal of a tour through Wales, the lakes in Lancashire, Westmoreland & Cumberland, Edinburgh, and manufacturing towns in England in the year 1808.
Journal of a tour through Wales, the lakes in Lancashire, Westmoreland & Cumberland, Edinburgh, and manufacturing towns in England in the year 1808
1808 August 10-September 26
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606-1688. Altaria et sacella varia templorum Romae :
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Altaria et sacella varia templorum Romae
[approximately 1690]
Seymour, Louisa Caroline Harcourt, 1828-1889. Louisa Caroline Harcourt Seymour diary, 1850 February 12-1852 January 5.
Seymour, Louisa Caroline Harcourt, 1828–1889
Louisa Caroline Harcourt Seymour diary, 1850 February 12-1852 January 5
1850-1852
Keulen, Gerard van, cartographer. De Haven van Acapulco, geleegen in de Zuyd Zee, aen de kust van Nova Spanje.
Keulen, Gerard van
De Haven van Acapulco, geleegen in de Zuyd Zee, aen de kust van Nova Spanje
1724
Reeves & Inwood. Watercolor box.
Reeves & Inwood
Watercolor box
between 1796 and 1811?
William Ridgway, Son & Co. Jousting jug.
William Ridgway, Son & Co
Jousting jug
September 1, 1840
Coffin furniture catalog.
Coffin furniture catalog
[1861?]
Set of drawing instruments.
Set of drawing instruments
mid-19th century
Hawkins, George, 1819-1852, artist, lithographer. Penrhyn Castle /
Hawkins, George, 1819–1852
Penrhyn Castle
[1840s?]
Greenough, George Bellas, 1778-1855, cartographer. A geological map of England & Wales /
Greenough, George Bellas, 1778–1855
A geological map of England & Wales
November 1st, 1819 [that is, 1820]
[Missale Brandenburgense]
[Missale Brandenburgense]
[14 July 1494]
Daniell, William, 1769-1837, artist, printmaker, publisher. [Views of the London docks]
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
[Views of the London docks]
1802-1813
Winsor & Newton. Cotman water colours :
Winsor & Newton
Cotman water colours
2013?
Silenus.
Silenus
ca. 1831
[Elders in adoration]
[Elders in adoration]
[18 December 1472]
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606-1688, author, illustrator. Sculpturae veteris admiranda, sive, Delineatio vera perfectissimarum eminentissimarumque statuarum :
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Sculpturae veteris admiranda, sive, Delineatio vera perfectissimarum eminentissimarumque statuarum
anno MDCLXXX [1680]
North Eastern Railway inspectors notebook.
North Eastern Railway inspectors notebook
circa 1927
Aldhouse family school exercise books.
Aldhouse family school exercise books
1894-1897
Dawson, Robert Kearsley, 1798-1861, cartographer. [Plans of borough towns included in List no. VIII on Parliamentary representation, 1832]
Dawson, Robert Kearsley, 1798–1861
[Plans of borough towns included in List no. VIII on Parliamentary representation, 1832]
[1832]
The album of Sheffield and neighbourhood.
The album of Sheffield and neighbourhood
[circa 1880]
Gibbs, Mary Ann, born 1848? Mary Ann Gibbs commonplace book.
Gibbs, Mary Ann, born 1848?
Mary Ann Gibbs commonplace book
1862-1877
Silenus.
Silenus
ca. 1831
Alain, de la Roche, approximately 1428-1475. [Unser lieben Frauen Psalter]
Alain, de la Roche, approximately 1428–1475
[Unser lieben Frauen Psalter]
[29 July 1495]
Sabatier, Léon Jean-Baptiste, -1887, lithographer. Panorama du Bosphore, du Sérail Bournou jusqu'au Mont Géant, pris de Itchadiè Kiosk en Asie /
Sabatier, Léon Jean-Baptiste, -1887
Panorama du Bosphore, du Sérail Bournou jusqu'au Mont Géant, pris de Itchadiè Kiosk en Asie
[1854?]
Papermaking mold for Barcham Green laid paper.
Papermaking mold for Barcham Green laid paper
1987?
Lucas, John Seymour, 1849-1923. John Seymour Lucas account book.
Lucas, John Seymour, 1849–1923
John Seymour Lucas account book
1870-1879
Rock's Royal Leicester album.
Rock's Royal Leicester album
[between 1884 and 1896]
James Hancock & Son (Worcester, England) Ceramic paint box.
James Hancock & Son (Worcester, England)
Ceramic paint box
circa 1880?
Elliott Brothers (London) Set of drawing instruments.
Elliott Brothers (London)
Set of drawing instruments
circa 1860
Wien.
Wien
[circa 1880]
Donatus, Aelius. [Ars minor]
Donatus, Aelius
[Ars minor]
[not after 1487]
Hunter, Florence Louisa, 1884-1926. Florence L. Hunter album, Bath War Hospital.
Hunter, Florence Louisa, 1884–1926
Florence L. Hunter album, Bath War Hospital
1912-1919
Wm. Briggs and Company. Art-needlework by Penelope :
Wm. Briggs and Company
Art-needlework by Penelope
[between 1940 and 1945?]
Palmer, John, 1794-1852. The journal of John Palmer, Esqr., during a voyage through France, Italy, and Switzerland, in 1818, '19, '20.
Palmer, John, 1794–1852
The journal of John Palmer, Esqr., during a voyage through France, Italy, and Switzerland, in 1818, '19, '20
1821
Fletcher, Anne, 1814-1857. Anne Fletcher diary, 1844-1855.
Fletcher, Anne, 1814–1857
Anne Fletcher diary, 1844-1855
1844-1855
Hockney, David, artist. 220 for 2020 /
Hockney, David, born 1937
220 for 2020
[2021]
Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587-1652, printmaker. [Portraits of James I and Queen Anne]
Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587–1652
[Portraits of James I and Queen Anne]
[between 1602 and 1612]
Blackman, George, active 1790-1819. Watercolor box.
Blackman, George, active 1790–1819
Watercolor box
between 1810 and 1819?
Seller, John, active 1658-1698, author, publisher. A description of the sands, shoals, buoys, beacons, roads, channels, sea-marks, on the coast of England, from the South-Foreland to Orford-Ness :
Seller, John, active 1658–1698
A description of the sands, shoals, buoys, beacons, roads, channels, sea-marks, on the coast of England, from the South-Foreland to Orford-Ness
MDCLXXI [1671]
William Ridgway, Son & Co. Jousting jug.
William Ridgway, Son & Co
Jousting jug
September 1, 1840
Westerhout, Arnold van, 1651-1725, artist, engraver. [Angels holding instruments of the Passion, from the Ponte San Angelo]
Westerhout, Arnold van, 1651–1725
[Angels holding instruments of the Passion, from the Ponte San Angelo]
[1699]
Album.
Album
circa 1855-circa 1880
Botero, Giovanni, 1540-1617, author. Mundus imperiorum, siue de mundi imperiis libri quatuor :
Botero, Giovanni, 1540–1617
Mundus imperiorum, siue de mundi imperiis libri quatuor
im Iahr MDCII [1602]
Sample book.
Sample book
mid-19th century
Pritzker, Nicholas J. Three score after ten.
Pritzker, Nicholas J
Three score after ten
[1941?]
Darmstadt.
Darmstadt
[circa 1880]
[Evangelia et epistolae].
[Evangelia et epistolae]
[1481 October 4]
P.B. & B. Ltd. Lace sample book.
P.B. & B. Ltd
Lace sample book
1920s?