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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
307
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
4,653
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
Russian
5
Danish
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19001
Lorenz, Konrad
Man meets dog
[1955]
19002
Raoul
Reminiscences of twenty years' pigsticking in Bengal
1893
19003
Grümbke, Johann Jacob, 1771–1849
A tour through the island of Rügen, in the Baltic ... 1805
1807
19004
Penley, Aaron Edwin, 1807–1870
The elements of perspective
[1863]
19005
Harley, George, 1791–1871
Rudiments of landscapes
1833
19006
Merewether, John, 1797–1850
A statement of the condition and circumstances of the Cathedral Church of Hereford
[1842]
19007
Batty, Captain (Robert), -1848
German scenery
1823
19008
Blore, Edward, 1787–1879
Views of the town and palace of Linlithgow
1860?
19009
Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770–1843
Wenn namlich der Rebe Saft ...
1984
19010
The Windsor guide
1800
19011
Clark, John Heaviside, ca. 1770–1863
Panorama of Constantinople
ca. 1835
19012
La Chappelle, Georges de, d. 1655
Recuel de divers portraits des principales dames de la porte du Grand Turc
1648
19013
Dodwell, Edward, 1767–1832
Views in Greece
1819-1821
19014
Egerton, Daniel Thomas, 1797–1842
The necessary qualifications of a man of fashion
1823
19015
Virginia richly valued, by the description of the maine land of Florida, her next neighbour
1609
19016
Elliott, Charles Boileau, 1803–1875
Travels in the three great empires of Austria, Russia, and Turkey
1838
19017
Freygang, Fredrika Kudri͡avskai͡a von, "Frau W. von Freygang."
Letters from the Caucasus and Georgia
1823
19018
Gell, William, Sir, 1777–1836
Views in Barbary
1815
19019
Graphic illustrations of the defeat of Bonaparte and his armies
1814
19020
King, William Ross, 1822–1890
Campaigning in Kaffirland, or, Scenes and adventures in the Kaffir war of 1851-2
1853
19021
Head, Charles Franklin
Eastern and Egyptian scenery
1833
19022
Hills, Robert
Sketches in Flanders and Holland
1816
19023
Ibbetson, John Holt
Specimens in eccentric circular turning
1818
19024
Müller, Tobias, active 1744–1790
[Four views of Whitehall Palace]
March [the] 29th, 1748-[Augt. th. 25, 1749]
19025
Macmichael, William, 1784–1839
Journey from Moscow to Constantinople, in the years 1817, 1818
1819
19026
Lamb, Henry, fl. 1826–1861
Sketches of Malvern
[ca. 1830]
19027
Oxley, John, 1783–1828
Journals of two expeditions into the interior of New South Wales
1820
19028
Fischer, Christian August, 1771–1829
Travels to Hyères, in the south of France
1806
19029
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
The builder's director, or, Bench-mate
[1790?]
19030
Jackson, G. A
Algiers
1817
19031
Leveson-Gower, Elizabeth
Views on the northern and western coast of Sutherland
[s.d.]
19032
Marklove, H
Views of Berkeley Castle
1840
19033
Nash, John
Illustrations of Her Majesty's palace at Brighton
1838
19034
National Academy of Design (U.S.)
Catalogue of the forty-third annual exhibition
1868
19035
Norfolk Chronicle
1806
19036
The English atlas ...
MDCLXXX-MDCLXXXIII [1680-1683]
19037
Richardson, George, ca.1738–ca.1813
Iconology, or, a collection of emblematical figures
1779
19038
Winkles, Henry, 1800–approximately 1860
Panorama du Rigi
[ca. 1840]
19039
Leigh, Samuel
Leigh's new pocket road-book of Scotland
1836
19040
Cooper, Thomas Sidney, 1803–1902
Thirty four subjects of cattle &c.
[1837]
19041
Tour of Paris
1824
19042
A series of humorous colored engravings illustrative of the adventures of Gil Blas de Santillane
[1819]
19043
Dallaway, James, 1763–1834
A series of discourses upon architecture in England from the Norman æra to the close of the reign of Queen Elizabeth
1833
19044
O'Hara, Kane, 1714?-1782
Tom Thumb
1830
19045
Wight, J. (John)
More mornings at Bow street
1827
19046
Westall, William, 1781–1850
Views of Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire
[1843]
19047
Williams, Thomas H
Outlines, the subjects from the scenery of Devon
[1812?]
19048
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
The youth's new London self-instructing drawing book in colours
[between 1833 and 1840?]
19049
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
New series of boxiana
1828-1829
19050
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
The complete works of William Shakespeare
c1879
19051
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799–1837
The works of Alexander Pushkin
[1939]
19052
Newberry Library. John M. Wing Foundation
Dictionary catalogue of the history of printing from the John M. Wing Foundation in the Newberry Library
1961
19053
Turner, Dawson, 1775–1858
Sketch of the history of Caister castle, near Yarmouth
MDCCCXLII [1842]
19054
Woodward, Samuel, 1790–1838
The Norfolk topographer's manual
1842
19055
Wright, Thomas, 1810–1877
Le Keux's memorials of Cambridge
[1837?]
19056
Loriot, Antoine-Joseph, 1716–1782
A practical essay on a cement and artificial stone
1776
19057
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
Ms., [after 1812]
19058
Rhodes, Ebenezer, 1762–1839
Modern Chatsworth, or, The palace of the Peak
1837
19059
Metaphor and motif
[1972]
19060
Thoms, William John, 1803–1885
Gammer Gurton's garland
[ca. 1870]
19061
Combe, William, 1742–1823
The tour of Doctor Syntax in search of the picturesque
[ca. 1845]
19062
Dilnot, John
Rural views
1996
19063
Hunt, Ian
Library relocations
1996
19064
Clark, Thomas A
Geum rivale
1982
19065
Clark, Thomas A
Wayward definitions
1982
19066
Milton, John, 1608–1674
The poetical works of John Milton
1794-1797
19067
Hunter, William S., 1823–1894
Hunter's Panoramic guide from Niagara to Quebec
1860
19068
Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830–1894
Poems
1866
19069
Carson, Hampton L. (Hampton Lawrence), 1852–1929
The Hampton L. Carson Collection of engraved portraits of Gen. George Washington
1904]
19070
Tully, Miss
Narrative of a ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa
1817
19071
Elphinstone, Mountstuart, 1779–1859
An account of the kingdom of Caubul, and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India
1815
19072
Dresser, Christopher
Studies in design
[1876]
19073
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
Dalziels' illustrated Goldsmith
MDCCCLXV [1865]
19074
O'Connor, John Lawrence, 1875–
History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921,
c1921]
19075
Berners, Juliana, b. 1388?
The boke of Saint Albans,
1881
19076
Landy, Michael, born 1963
Break down
2002
19077
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
Little Dorrit
[1873]
19078
Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809–1873
Parables from nature
1885-1886
19079
Walsh, J. H. (John Henry), 1810–1888
Riding and driving
[1863]
19080
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
Plain or ringlets?
[1888?]
19081
Shuttleworth, M. H
Remarks on landscape painting in water colours
1845
19082
Il perfetto cavaliere
MDCCCXXV [1825]
19083
Catalogue of Gillray's caricatures
circa 1830
19084
Whichelo, H. M. (Henry Mayle), 1800–1884
The students' guide, or, Elements of drawing and perspective
[1841]
19085
Roberts, Simon, 1974–
We English
2009
19086
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882
Jack Sheppard
1839-40
19087
Acton, C. R. (Cecil Russell), 1893–
Silk and spur
1936
19088
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Studies of the horse, and other animals, landscape-figures, &c.
[1841]
19089
Nimrod, 1778–1843
Nimrod's hunting reminiscences
1926
19090
Asbury, Eslie
Horse sense and humor in Kentucky
[1981]
19091
Birch, F. E. (Franklin E.)
The Derby and St. Leger chart
1951
19092
Blunt Spurs
The Griffin's aide-de-camp
1843
19093
Cooper, Page, 1891–1958
Man o'War
c 1950
19094
Bertram, James Glass, 1824–1892
A mirror of the turf, or, The machinery of horse-racing revealed
1892
19095
Brand, Max, 1892–1944
The thunderer
1933
19096
Polo
[1936]
19097
Mortimer, Roger, 1909–
The Epsom Derby
1984
19098
Scott, Brough
On and off the rails
1984
19099
Smith, Horace, 1878–
A horseman through six reigns
[1955]
19100
Thompson, Charles, fl. 1750
Rules for bad horsemen, or, Those who depend upon practice without principles
1787
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