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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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21,330
Reference Library
175
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
111
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
56
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
52
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
50
Clark, Thomas A
50
Dilnot, John
50
Rocque, John, -1762
49
Phillips, H., -1840
42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Bush, Tracey
39
Sackett, Colin
37
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
33
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
32
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
31
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
31
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
30
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Unknown
1,015
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
21,330
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
175
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
20,183
Free to Use
1,147
Image Available
Unavailable
19,522
Available
1,808
New Additions
2024-2025
75
Classification
Books
17,085
Archives & Manuscripts
777
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
755
Prints
734
Maps & Atlas (printed)
483
Music (printed)
248
Periodicals
188
Articles & Chapters
174
Drawings & Watercolors
166
Postcards
131
Photographs
129
Visual Materials
73
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
44
Videos
7
Musical Sound Recordings
6
Paintings
3
Computer Files
1
Dissertations & Theses
1
Kits
1
PrintsVisual Materials
1
Creator Gender
unknown
21,326
female
4
Period
19th century
11,788
20th century
4,078
18th century
2,765
21st century
902
17th century
547
15th century
326
16th century
202
14th century
2
13th century
1
Materials & Techniques
ceramic (material)
23
wove paper
22
throwing (pottery technique)
11
wood
10
wood engraving (process)
10
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
watercolor (paint)
8
ink
6
albumen process
5
paper
5
engraving (action)
4
graphite (color)
4
silk (textile)
4
graphite (mineral)
3
lithography
3
transfer printing
3
weaving
3
cardboard
2
glue
2
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,883
engraving
1,493
lithograph
1,341
ephemera
1,231
aquatint
1,152
artists' book
898
auction catalog
780
chromolithograph
692
etching
622
map
465
woodcut
460
armorial bookplates (provenance)
396
recreation
339
accordion fold format (binding)
338
photograph
336
advertisement
317
private press books (publishing)
315
exhibition catalog
308
photomechanical print
306
watercolor
302
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
856
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
673
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
665
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
605
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
457
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
443
London Institution -- Ownership.
348
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
343
Incunabula in Yale Library.
300
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
295
Drawing -- Technique.
276
Grief.
271
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
250
Women in natural history.
239
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
237
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
197
Satire, English.
193
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
184
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Subject Period
19th century
1,560
20th century
514
18th century
335
17th century
98
16th century
63
21st century
35
15th 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
Silurian
2
To 500
2
To 510 B.C
2
16th century,
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
4,654
England
2,020
London
1,205
London (England)
529
France
316
United States
245
Italy
230
Scotland
195
Edinburgh (Scotland)
191
India
173
Ireland
131
Europe
130
Edinburgh
128
Wales
127
Oxford (England)
96
Germany
90
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Switzerland
75
Egypt
68
Spain
68
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
89
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
85
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
41
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
39
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
39
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
37
Jesus Christ
32
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
32
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
30
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
29
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
26
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
25
Raphael, 1483–1520
24
Shirley Smith, Richard
24
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
22
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
21
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
21
Blackburne, Anna, 1726–1793
20
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936
20
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
138
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
118
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
117
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
78
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
64
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
54
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
39
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
25
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
24
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
23
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
23
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
19
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
15
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
15
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
14
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
13
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
8
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
8
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
8
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
8
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
221
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
175
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
164
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
136
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
133
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
117
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
97
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
79
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
73
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
55
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
51
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
46
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
38
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
33
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
32
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
32
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
26
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Language
English
18,495
French
552
Latin
400
German
272
Italian
136
Dutch
51
No linguistic content
51
Undetermined
34
Spanish
25
English, Middle (1100-1500)
10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
10
Swedish
10
Welsh
10
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
8
Multiple languages
7
Japanese
6
Efik
5
Portuguese
5
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5
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12801
A short description of Badajoz, and the surrounding country;
1813
12802
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (France)
Explication des peintures, sculptures, et autres ouvrages de messieurs de l'Academie royale;
1748
12803
Darondeau, B. (Benoît-Henri), 1805–1860
Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite commandée par M. Vaillant
12804
Jennings, Henry Constantine, 1731–1819
Summary and free reflections,
1798 [i.e., 1800]
12805
Bentley, Samuel, 1722–1803
Poems on various occasions
1774
12806
Le Muet, Pierre, 1591–1669
The art of fair building
1670
12807
Barnard, George, 1807–1890
The theory and practice of landscape painting in water-colours
1885
12808
Aikin, John, 1747–1822
Letters from a father to his son,
1794
12809
Spilsbury, F. B. (Francis B.)
The art of etching and aqua tinting,
1794
12810
Select Society
Resolutions of the Select Society
1755]
12811
Grand moving panoramic picture of the Nile,
[1849]
12812
Robertson, David, active 1794
A tour through the Isle of Man
1794
12813
Kate, Lambert ten, 1674–1731
Ideal beauty in painting and sculpture
1769
12814
Pembroke, Thomas Herbert, Earl of, 1656–1733
A new description of the pictures, statues, bustos, basso-relievos, and other curiosities at the Earl of Pembroke's house at Wilton
1758
12815
Mengs, Anton Raphael, 1728–1779
Sketches on the art of painting;
1782
12816
Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Polygraphice
1701
12817
Baillet de Saint Julien, Louis Guillaume, Baron, fl. 1748–1775
Lettre sur la peinture, sculpture, et architecture à M. ***
1748
12818
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781–1851
A picturesque description of the river Wye,
1841
12819
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Harding's Sketches at home and abroad
[1839]
12820
Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794–1860
A handbook to the public galleries of art in and near London
1842
12821
Mengs, Anton Raphael, 1728–1779
The works of Anthony Raphael Mengs ..
1796
12822
Lambert, Anne Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de, 1647–1733
The worrs [i.e. works] of the Marchioness de Lambert ... Carefully translated from the French
1756
12823
Barry, James, 1741–1806
A series of etchings
1808
12824
Tucker, S. (Sarah), -approximately 1859
Abbeokuta;
1853
12825
Beattie, James, 1735–1803
Dissertations moral and critical
1783
12826
Ramsay, Allan, 1713–1784
An essay on the naturalization of foreigners
Printed in the year 1762
12827
Gribelin, Simon, 1661 or 1662–1733
A book of ornam[ents] invented & engrav[ed by] S. Gribelin.
[1764?]
12828
Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Polygraphice
1678
12829
Lowth, Thomas Henry, 1753 or 4–1778
An essay on architecture
1776]
12830
Braund, John
Illustrations of furniture, candelabra, musical instruments
1858
12831
Hay, William, 1695–1755
Religio philosophi: or, The principles of morality and Christianity,
1753
12832
Elsum, John, fl. 1700–1705
The art of painting after the Italian manner
1704
12833
Storer, James, 1771–1853
[Select views of London and its environs;
1804-5]
12834
Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809–1873
British sea-weeds. Drawn from Professor Harvey's "Phycologia britannica."
1863
12835
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
The story of Mont Blanc
1853
12836
Melmoth, William, 1710?-1799
The letters of Sir Thomas Fitzosborne,
1795
12837
Mengs, Anton Raphael, 1728–1779
Œuvres complètes d'Antoine-Raphaël Mengs ..
1786
12838
Baretti, Giuseppe Marco Antonio, 1719–1789
The Italian library
1757
12839
Berry, William, 1774–1851
The history of the island of Guernsey
1815
12840
Lowe, E. J. (Edward Joseph), 1825–1900
A natural history of new and rare ferns
1862
12841
Smith, Samuel Stanhope, 1750–1819
An essay on the causes of the variety of complexion and figure in the human species
M,DCC,LXXXVIII
12842
Longinus, 1st cent
Dionysius Longinus On the sublime
1751
12843
The Art of drawing and painting in water-colours
1731
12844
Savage, William, 1770–1843
Proposals for publishing by subscription, Practical hints on decorative printing;
1815
12845
Lane, Richard James, 1800–1872
Studies of figures by Gainsborough
1825
12846
Bisschop, Jan de, 1628–1671
Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum
1671
12847
Williams, John, 1754–1818?
Memoirs of the Royal academicians;
1796
12848
Landseer, John, 1769–1852
A series of engravings, illustrating those important events recorded in the sacred scriptures,
1833
12849
Description of the view of Athens,
ca. 1830]
12850
Racknitz, Joseph Friedrich, Freiherr zu, 1744–1818
Briefe über die Kunst
1792
12851
Janneck, Franz Christoph
Lettre à un amateur de la peinture
1755
12852
Thomas Nelson & Sons
Old abbeys of England ..
1862
12853
T. B
A call to the connoisseurs,
1761
12854
A description of the Royal Colosseum,
1848
12855
Suckling, Alfred Inigo, 1796–1856
Memorials of the antiquities and architecture, family history and heraldry of the county of Essex
1845
12856
Valentine, L. (Laura), 1814–1899
Shakespearian tales in verse
[1881]
12857
Barnard, George, 1807–1890
The theory and practice of landscape painting in water-colours
1871
12858
Smellie, William, 1740–1795
Account of the institution and progress of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland,
1782-84
12859
Mensaert, Guillaume Pierre, 1711–1777
Le peintre amateur et curieux,
1763
12860
Boyd, Julia, 1846–1892
Bewick gleanings
1886
12861
Broke, Arthur de Capell, Sir, Bart., 1791–1858
Winter sketches in Lapland,
1826
12862
Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Polygraphice
1685
12863
Description of a second view of Pompeii,
1824
12864
Callières, Monsieur de (François), 1645–1717
Characters and criticisms upon the ancient and modern orators,
1714
12865
Remarks on the buildings and improvements in London, and elsewhere
1816
12866
Richmond, W. D
Colour and colour printing as applied to lithography,
[1885]
12867
Gay, John, 1685–1732
Fables
1737-42
12868
Burton, Alfred, pseud
The adventures of Johnny Newcome in the navy;
1818
12869
Gaudichaud, Charles, 1789–1854
Voyage autour du monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette la Bonite
1844-1866
12870
Simple Simon
[1872]
12871
Cynophilus
Doggiana,
1827]
12872
Holt, Richard
A short treatise of artificial stone,
1730
12873
Britton, John, 1771–1857
The history and description, with graphic illustrations, of Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire
1837
12874
Milizia, Francesco, 1725–1798
Dell' arte di vedere nelle belle arti del disegno
1798
12875
Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Polygraphice;
1673
12876
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Modern Athens!
1829 [i.e. 1831]
12877
Mudie, Robert, 1777–1842
The feathered tribes of the British islands
1834
12878
Barnard, George, 1807–1890
The theory and practice of landscape painting in water-colours
1858
12879
Rouquet, Jean André, 1701–1758
L'état des arts, en Angleterre
1755
12880
Juvenel de Carlencas, Félix de, 1679–1760
The history of the belles lettres,
1741
12881
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
The life of Hugh Latimer,
M.DCC.LV
12882
Brooke, E. Adveno, fl. 1844–1864
The gardens of England,
[1858]
12883
Baxter, George, 1804–1867
The pictorial album;
[1837]
12884
Milizia, Francesco, 1725–1798
De l'art de voir dans les beaux-arts,
an 6 [1798]
12885
Armstrong, John, 1709–1779
Sketches: or Essays on various subjects
1758
12886
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
An essay upon prints: containing remarks upon the principles of picturesque beauty;
1768
12887
Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788–1859
Specimens of engraving, lithography & typography
1849
12888
Smith, John, fl. 1673–1680
The art of painting in oyl
1723
12889
Hay, William, 1695–1755
Deformity
MDCCLIV [1754]
12890
Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703
Geography rectified
1688
12891
Lamb, Edward Buckton, 1805 or 06–1869
Studies of ancient domestic architecture,
1846
12892
Gyfford, E
Designs for elegant cottages and small villas ..
1806
12893
The gallery of modern British artists;
1834
12894
Pownall, Henry of Epsom, Eng
Some particulars relating to the history of Epsom,
1825
12895
Jackson, William, 1730–1803
The four ages;
1798
12896
Fearnside, W. G. (William Gray)
The history of London
184-?]
12897
Clubbe, John, 1702 or 3–1773
Physiognomy
1763
12898
The history of little Fanny,
1810
12899
Brewster, John, 1753–1842
The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Tees
1796
12900
Chatto, William Andrew, 1799–1864
A third preface to "A treatise on wood engraving, historical and practical;"
1839
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