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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
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Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404–1472
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Anderson, J., fl. ca. 1840
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Andrews, James, 1806–1876
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Carpenter & Westley
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Carroll, John, -1915
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Cooper, Marie Jane
1
Eaton, Sarah Anne
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Foster, Son & Duncum
1
Green, J. H. (John Hippisley)
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Gwilt, Joseph, 1784–1863
1
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
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Lady
1
Murray, Henry, F.S.A
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Puckett, R. Campbell (Robert Campbell)
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Ronaldson, Miss
1
Vassey, Veronica
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1440
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1901
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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3
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Books
20
Archives & Manuscripts
5
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Period
19th century
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20th century
6
18th century
2
15th century
1
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manuals (handbooks)
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drawing book
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lithograph
5
publisher's advertisement
4
wood engraving
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pattern book
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annotations (provenance)
1
aquatint
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booksellers' advertisement
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chromolithograph
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chromoxylograph
1
crochet (needlework)
1
drawings book
1
engraving
1
ephemera
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ink drawing
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soft-ground etching
1
textbook
1
watercolor
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Needlework -- Study and teaching.
6
Clothing and dress -- Great Britain.
4
Knitting -- Study and teaching.
4
Drawing books -- Specimens.
3
Knitting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
3
Decorative arts -- Great Britain.
2
Drawing -- Study and teaching.
2
Drawing -- Technique.
2
Figure drawing.
2
Knitting -- Patterns.
2
Landscape drawing.
2
Line (Art)
2
Paper sculpture -- Great Britain.
2
Paper work -- Great Britain.
2
Perspective -- Technique.
2
Sewing -- Study and teaching.
2
Shades and shadows -- Technique.
2
Shades and shadows in art.
2
A. Brown & Sons -- Publisher.
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19th century
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Great Britain
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Edinburgh
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Bath (England)
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Germany
1
Hull
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Italy
1
Associated People
Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404–1472
1
Biffin, Sarah, 1784–1850
1
Howard, Frank, 1805–1866
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Pratt, Francis Gerald, 1881–1958,
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Language
English
24
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
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First lessons in plain sewing for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
2
First lessons in knitting for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
3
Gladiatoria fencing manual
1440s
4
Knitting patterns
approximately 1877
5
Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404–1472
The architecture of Leon Battista Alberti in ten books
MDCCXXVI [1726]
6
Puckett, R. Campbell (Robert Campbell)
Sciography, or, Radial projection of shadows
1871
7
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784–1863
Sciography, or, Examples of shadows
1842
8
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
The perspective of architecture
MDCCLXI [1761]
9
Green, J. H. (John Hippisley)
The complete aquatinter
1804
10
Foster, Son & Duncum
The hand book on making paper flowers ...
[approximately 1851]
11
Carpenter & Westley
The camera lucida
[approximately 1890]
12
Andrews, James, 1806–1876
Lessons in flower painting.
[1836]
13
Cooper, Marie Jane
The new guide to knitting & crochet
[1847]
14
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Elementary art, or, The use of the chalk and lead pencil advocated and explained
1846
15
Vassey, Veronica
The practical paper fruit maker
[approximately 1900]
16
Eaton, Sarah Anne
Knitting instructions
[1846?]
17
First lessons in embroidery for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
18
Murray, Henry, F.S.A
The art of portrait painting in oil colours
1856
19
Carroll, John, -1915
Freehand drawing lessons for the blackboard
[between 1872 and 1893]
20
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Elementary art, or, The use of the lead pencil advocated and explained
1838
21
Ronaldson, Miss
The lady's book of useful and ornamental knitting and netting work
MDCCCXLIX [1849]
22
Needlework instructions
1901-1912
23
First lessons in darning & mending for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
24
Anderson, J., fl. ca. 1840
Notebook of recipes for the manufacture of china
circa 1840
25
Lady
The home knitter
[1876]