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