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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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17,084
Reference Library
162
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
106
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
55
Phillips, H., -1840
42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Dilnot, John
41
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
38
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
35
Sackett, Colin
35
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
32
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
31
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
31
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
30
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
29
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
28
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
27
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969
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
17,084
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
162
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
16,337
Free to Use
747
Image Available
Unavailable
16,189
Available
895
New Additions
2023-2024
40
Classification
Books
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17,084
Creator Gender
unknown
17,081
female
3
Period
19th century
9,364
20th century
3,094
18th century
2,263
21st century
701
17th century
386
15th century
309
16th century
154
13th century
1
14th century
1
Work Type
wood engraving
1,784
engraving
1,070
aquatint
1,037
lithograph
1,007
auction catalog
779
artists' book
754
chromolithograph
481
etching
465
ephemera
439
woodcut
422
armorial bookplates (provenance)
363
private press books (publishing)
315
exhibition catalog
296
drawing book
277
incunabula
260
fragments (object portions)
247
chromoxylograph
236
accordion fold format (binding)
233
photomechanical print
217
advertisement
189
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Artists' books -- Great Britain.
697
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
673
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
664
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
604
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
443
London Institution -- Ownership.
348
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
343
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
335
Incunabula in Yale Library.
298
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Drawing -- Technique.
258
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
248
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
178
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
177
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
167
Drawing books -- Specimens.
166
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
160
Satire, English.
159
Voyages and travels.
154
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Subject Period
19th century
1,078
20th century
332
18th century
243
17th century
78
16th century
58
15th century
27
21st century
27
11th century
7
15th and 16th centuries
4
12th century
3
Alfred, 871-899
3
13th century
2
14th century
2
17th-18th centuries
2
Description and travel
2
Elizabeth II
2
To 500
2
To 510 B.C
2
16th-18th centuries
1
17th cenury
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
3,141
England
1,734
London
1,121
London (England)
360
France
230
United States
205
Italy
176
Edinburgh (Scotland)
174
Scotland
147
India
137
Edinburgh
116
Ireland
105
Oxford (England)
91
Europe
86
Wales
77
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Germany
56
Spain
55
Egypt
54
Glasgow (Scotland)
53
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
65
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
36
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
31
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
30
Jesus Christ
29
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
28
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
27
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
27
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
26
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
25
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
23
Raphael, 1483–1520
22
Shirley Smith, Richard
21
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
19
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
18
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Britton, John, 1771–1857
16
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669
16
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
15
Blake, William, 1757–1827
14
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
135
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
92
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
61
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
52
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
39
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
30
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
22
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
21
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
18
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
18
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
14
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
13
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
8
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
6
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
5
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
4
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
4
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12)
4
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
4
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
3
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
161
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
122
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
93
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
89
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
74
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
52
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
39
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
31
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Judy Sirota Rosenthal and Philip B. Rosenthal, Yale BA 1967, MA 1970, PhD 1974
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
18
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bert Boyson
16
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elizabeth and Horace Tower in memory of Cynthia Gay Wright
15
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Language
English
14,711
French
455
Latin
312
German
216
Italian
117
Dutch
35
Spanish
13
Undetermined
13
Welsh
10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
9
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
7
English, Middle (1100-1500)
6
Multiple languages
6
Swedish
6
Portuguese
5
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
4
Japanese
4
Low German
4
Russian
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Scots
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501
Lamont-Fisher, Pauline
Daylight
2006
502
The Chinese sensitive leaf
[approximately 1825?]
503
Jennens, Bettridge & Sons
Jennens, Bettridge & Sons, manufacturers to Her Majesty & The Royal Family
[approximately 1849?]
504
Francia, François-Thomas-Louis, 1772–1839
Progressive lessons tending to elucidate the character of trees
1813
505
Hassall, John, 1868–1948
Grosvenor House, July 25th, 1916
1916
506
The principles of drawing and painting
1811
507
Pine, John, 1690–1756
The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords
[1739]
508
Lucas, Fielding, Jr., 1781–1854
Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts
1827
509
Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796–1880
Souvenir of the bal costume
1843
510
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751–1806
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book
1793
511
Ward, Mary, 1827–1869
Sketches with the microscope
1857
512
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Follow the river
2015-2017
513
Taylor, Brook, 1685–1731
New principles of linear perspective, or, The art of designing on a plane,
1749
514
Bonnell, Mandy
Antmothbeetlemillipedespider
2006
515
National Festival in honor of the Centenary Birthday of Scotland's immortal Bard, Robert Burns
[1859]
516
Pinelli, Bartolomeo, 1781–1835
Roman costumes drawn from nature
1820
517
The emperor of China's palace at Pekin
MDCCLIII [1753]
518
Burns, Robert, 1759–1796
The soldier's return
[1793]
519
M'Lagan & Cumming (Firm)
M'Lagan & Cumming
[1908?]
520
Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
Walter Crane's absurd A.B.C
[1874?]
521
Taylor, Isaac, 1759–1829
Scenes in England
1822
522
The miller & his men, or, The bohemian banditti
[between 1836-1841]
523
ABC of animals
[approximately 1896?]
524
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,
1755
525
Kershaw, James
Views in the Burman Empire
1831
526
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
The origin and progress of the art of writing
MDCCCLIII [1853]
527
Sinclair, George, 1786–1834
Hortus ericaeus woburnensis, or, A catalogue of heaths, in the collection of the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey
MDCCCXXV [1825]
528
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
How to chuse, ride, traine, and diet, both hunting-horses and running horses
1599
529
James, H. G. (Henry Gould), -1842
This work, comprising a series of the most interesting views of old halls, buildings &c. in Manchester and the neighbourhood
[1821]
530
Sullivan, Dennis
A picturesque tour through Ireland
1824
531
Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877
The pencil of nature
1844 [i.e. 1844-1846]
532
Dilnot, John
Weeds and pests
2009
533
London manners and dandy fashions
[approximately 1825?]
534
Coq d'Or (London, England)
Carte du jour
1955
535
W. Stevens's circulating library and general newspaper office
[1880?]
536
Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779
[A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales, by Saml. and Nathl. Buck]
1726-42
537
Valentine card
[approximately 1859]
538
Aesop's Fables
1687
539
Sturmy, Samuel, 1633–1669
The mariner's magazine, or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts
1669
540
Hunsley, William
Costumes of the Madras Army
1841
541
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
The provincial antiquities and picturesque scenery of Scotland
1826
542
Seller, John, active 1658–1698
A new system of geography
[1685]
543
Jerrold, Blanchard, 1826–1884
London
1872
544
Harris, Charles, -1795?
Le catalogue des statues, bas-reliefs, busts, &c.
1777
545
Stukeley, William, 1687–1765
Itinerarium curiosum, or, An account of the antiquities and remarkable curiositys in nature or art
MDCCXXIV [1724]
546
Nichols, John, 1745–1826
History and antiquities of the county of Leicester
1795-1811
547
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760–1809
Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions
[1800]
548
Leighton, John, 1822–1912
Contrasts & conceits for contemplation
[1849?]
549
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Leda and the swan
[2011]
550
Memento of the Mission for Children and Young People hald at Eastbourne
[approximately 1890]
551
The New album of Waverly views
[approximately 1850]
552
Hall, Richard, (Boot maker)
Tender feet
[approximately 1851]
553
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
Leaves from the journal of our life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861
1868
554
London interiors
[1841-1844]
555
Ingpen, Abel, -1854
Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects
1839
556
Dickinsons' comprehensive pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851
1854
557
Storer, James, 1771–1853
Antiquarian and topographical cabinet,
1807-11
558
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
The costume of Great Britain
1804 [that is, not before 1819]
559
MacCurdy, E. A
Three panoramic views of Ottocamund
[ca. 1830]
560
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
The school of fencing
1787
561
Goode, Thomas
Goode's new universal primer
[between 1859 and 1879]
562
Cremer & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Advantages of the Cremerian Boot
1851
563
Royal Exchange Assurance (Firm)
[Bookmark, Royal Exchange Assurance
[approximately 1900?]
564
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
Anecdotes of painting in England;
1762-1771 [i.e. 1780]
565
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
Travels in China
1804
566
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The art of painting,
1738
567
Jones, Owen, 1809–1874
The grammar of ornament
1856
568
Hay, Robert, 1799–1863
Illustrations of Cairo
1840
569
Gillray, James, 1756–1815
A new edition considerably enlarged, of Attitudes faithfully copied from nature
[1807]
570
Post Office Jubilee of Uniform Penny Postage at South Kensington Museum, 2nd July, 1890
[1890]
571
Finden, William, 1787–1852
The ports, harbours, watering-places, and coast scenery of Great Britain
[1842]
572
Von Heideloff
Gallery of fashion
1794-1802
573
Rook, Anne
The book of 4021 & 4020
2002
574
Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877
Sun pictures in Scotland
1845
575
Egerton, Daniel Thomas, 1797–1842
Egerton's views in Mexico
July 1st, 1840
576
Anchor Line (Firm)
Programme of events, Sunday, February 9th, 1930
1930
577
A packet of carefully selected Christmas cards, suitable for young or old, by the celebrated makers, Marcus Ward & Co.
[1875?]
578
Soane, John, Sir, 1753–1837
Description of the house and museum on the north side of Lincoln's Inn Fields,
[1835]
579
Six progressive lessons for flower painting
January 1, 1802
580
Bulwer, James
Views in the Madeiras
1827
581
Babes in the wood
1849
582
Bonnington Hotel (London, England)
Luncheon
1951
583
Reveley, Thomas, active 1904
£5 reward
approximately 1904
584
London Transport Executive
[Ticket for 1951 Festival of Britain special bus service]
[1951]
585
Album of the kings & queens of Victoria
[approximately 1880?]
586
Tory, Geoffroy, ca. 1480–ca. 1533
Champ fleury
1529
587
Carter, John, 1748–1817
Specimens of the ancient sculpture and painting now remaining in England
1780-1787
588
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792–1850
History of the Irish rebellion in 1798
1845
589
Wood, W. (William), 1774–1857
Zoography, or, The beauties of nature displayed
1807
590
Massa, you no understand it. &c. &c. &c
[not before 1854?]
591
Tamabayashi, Chisato, 1975–
Branches
[2007]
592
Dresser, Christopher
Modern ornamentation, being a series of original designs
1886
593
Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820–1877
The industrial arts of the nineteenth century
1851-53
594
Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
Penmanship in its utmost beauty and extent
1731
595
Eyre, Vincent, Sir, 1811–1881
Prison sketches
[1843?]
596
Jones, Edward, 1752–1824
Musical and poetical relicks of the Welsh bards
1784
597
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)
London and its environs in the nineteenth century
[1829, i.e. 1829-1831]
598
Establishment for the education of young ladies conducted by the Misses Sadler, Chignell House, near the turnpike, Uxbridge road, Ealing W
[approximately 1850]
599
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
The Linwood gallery of pictures in needle-work
1811
600
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
A treatise on Ackermann's superfine water colours
[1801]
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