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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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Materials & Techniques
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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
4
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4501
McKewan, David Hall, 1816–1873
Lessons on trees in water colours
1859
4502
France. Sovereign (1830–1848 : Louis-Philippe)
Ordonnance du roi du 4 Mars 1831
1831
4503
Morison, Douglas, 1814–1847
Sketches of scenes in Scotland
[1834]
4504
National Academy of Design (U.S.)
Catalogue of the fortieth annual exhibition
1865
4505
New companion to the London and royal calendars of court and city register for the year 1808
[1808?]
4506
Nicholls, W. A
The national drawing master
[1858]
4507
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
The first book of architecture
1668
4508
Romer, Isabella (Isabella Frances), d. 1852
The Rhone, the Darro, and the Guadalquivir
1843
4509
Old Sailor, 1790–1846
Greenwich hospital
1826
4510
Ziegler, Jacob, 1480–1549
Quae intus continentur.
MDXXXII. [1532]
4511
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
Drawing book of cottages, village scenery
ca. 1819
4512
Markland, J. H. (James Heywood), 1788–1864
Remarks on English churches
1843
4513
Royal Palace at Hampton Court
1786
4514
Schmalen, Johann Christ. Hermann von
Accurate vorstellung der samtlichen koeniglich preussischen armee
1759
4515
Holdich, Benjamin, 1770–1824
The history of Crowland Abbey,
1816
4516
Habershon, Matthew, 1789–1852
The ancient half-timbered houses of England
1836 [i.e. 1839]
4517
Enfield, William, 1741–1797
Elementary view of the fine arts,
1809
4518
Klenze, Leo, Ritter von, 1784–1864
Sammlung architektonischer entwurfe
1830
4519
Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646–1723
Kit-Cat Club
1735
4520
Hebert, Luke
The engineer's and mechanic's encyclopadia
1836-37
4521
Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637–1712
Travels of Cosmo the Third, Grand Duke of Tuscany,
1821
4522
Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831–1877
Beeton's book of birds
[187-?]
4523
Penn, John, 1760–1834
An historical and descriptive account of Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire
1813
4524
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872
In a cartulary of Selby
1871]
4525
Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah), 1805–1893
Palaeographia sacra pictoria
1843-1845
4526
Tallis, John, 1817–1876
Tallis's history and description of the Crystal Palace,
[1852]
4527
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872
Catalogus librorum manuscriptorum in bibliotheca d. Thomæ Phillipps, Bart.
1837 [-1871]
4528
Broadway (Worcestershire, England)
Broadway register
1860-1870]
4529
Paterson, Daniel, 1738–1825
A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales ..
1784
4530
Harding, John, OFM
Agricultural books printed for John Harding ... This day is published ... Designs for cottages, cottage farms, and other rural buildings;
[1805]
4531
Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von, 1785–1871
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828, and 1829.
1833
4532
Palgrave, Francis Turner, 1824–1897
Gems of English art of this century
1869
4533
Bowles, William Lisle, 1762–1850
St. Michael's Mount
1798
4534
Butler, Arthur G. (Arthur Gardiner), 1844–1925
Lepidoptera exotica, or, Descriptions and illustrations of exotic lepidoptera, 1869-1874
1874
4535
Record of the international exhibition of 1862
[1862?]
4536
A selection of views in the county of Lincoln
1805
4537
Coesvelt, William G
Collection of pictures of W.G. Coesvelt, esq., of London
1836
4538
Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson, 1783–1853
The art of landscape painting in water colours
1850
4539
Lysons, Daniel, 1762–1834
Magna Britannia
1806-1822
4540
A collection of right merrie garlands for North Country anglers
1842 [i.e. 1845?]
4541
Musée du Louvre
Supplément a la notice des antiques du musée
1814
4542
Proof impressions of engravings
1835
4543
The bibliography of Ruskin
[1882]
4544
Hodgson, J. E. (John Evan), 1831–1895
Fifty years of British art
1887
4545
Banks, John Henry, 1816–1879
Panoramic view of Liverpool
March 26th, 1847
4546
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
A prospect of the most famous parts of the world
1668
4547
Cary, John, approximately 1754–1835
Cary's Traveller's companion, or, A delineation of the turnpike roads of England and Wales
1812
4548
Scott, William Bell, 1811–1890
Illustrations to the King's Quair, of King James I of Scotland
1887
4549
Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours (Great Britain)
The exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours : the eighth
1812
4550
Rocque, John, -1762
Proposals
1745]
4551
Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492
Vocabulary in French and English
1964
4552
Tremlett, David, born 1945
Rough ride
c1985
4553
Maisse, André Hurault, sieur de, 1539–1607
De Maisse
1931
4554
[Collection of material relating to the Liverpool Excursion Club for Enabling the Working Classes to Visit London in 1851]
[1851]
4555
Gibbings, Robert, 1889–1958
The 7th man
MCMXXX [1930]
4556
Chatsworth
1788]
4557
México y sus alrededores
1855-56
4558
More, Thomas, Saint, 1478–1535
Utopia
1893]
4559
Catholic Church
Missale Upsalense
[approximately 1484]
4560
Carlell, Lodowick, 1602?-1675
The fool would be a favourit, or, The discreet lover (1657)
MCMXXVI [1926]
4561
Browne, William, 1590–approximately 1645
Circe and Ulysses
1954
4562
Quennell, Nancy
The epicure's anthology
1936
4563
Barbet, Jean, 1597?-1654
A booke of archetecture containing seeling peeces, chimny peeces and seuerall sorts vsefull for carpenters, joyners, caruers, painters
1670
4564
Becher, A. B
Views in Fareham and its vicinity
[1830?]
4565
Beaumont, Jean Francois Albanis
Picturesque tour from Geneva to the Pennine Alps
1792
4566
Nash, Paul, 1889–1946
Paul Nash letters to Mercia Oakley
1909-1951, bulk 1909-1912
4567
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Father's hook
c1978
4568
Phillips, H., -1840
A catalogue of the magnificent, rare, and valuable library, (of 20,000 volumes)
[1823]
4569
Brocas, Samuel Frederick, approximately 1792–1847
Topography of Ireland, commencing with select views in the city of Dublin
[1820?]
4570
Cochrane, John Dundas, 1780–1825
Narrative of a pedestrian journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary
1824
4571
The contrast, or, The opposite consequences of good and evil habits,
MDCCLXXXVII [1787]
4572
Surplus pages from A cross section
1988
4573
MacDonald, James
Travels through Denmark, and part of Sweden, during the winter and spring of the year 1809
1810
4574
Radclyffe, Charles Walter, 1817–1903
Views of Perry Barr Hall
1838
4575
Rider, W. (William)
Six views of Warwick and Kenilworth Castles, and Guy's cliff
1824
4576
Lloyd, L. (Llewelyn), 1792?-1876
Scandinavian adventures
1854
4577
Gamble, Mary Ann Fryer, 1791–
John Fryer of the Bounty
1939
4578
Billington, John, architect
The architectural director: being an approved guide to architects,
1833
4579
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760–1809
Gradation from a greenhorn to a blood.
1790
4580
Meyrick, Samuel Rush, 1783–1848
The costume of the original inhabitants of the British islands,
1815
4581
A critical review of the publick buildings,
1734
4582
De Rossi, Giovanni Gherardo, 1754–1827
Vita di Angelica Kauffmann pittrice
1810
4583
E. V. B. (Eleanor Vere Boyle), 1825–1916
Child's play
[1852]
4584
Costello, Louisa Stuart, 1799–1870
The rose garden of Persia
1845
4585
Nicholson, Francis, 1753–1844
Six lithographic impressions of sketches from nature
1821
4586
Green, William, A.B
The tourist's new guide,
1819
4587
Kelly's post office London directory for ...
1968-1985
4588
Brewer, J. N. (James Norris)
The beauties of Ireland: being original delineations, topographical, historical, and biographical, of each county.
1825-1826
4589
Audsley, W. (William), b. 1833
Outlines of ornament in the leading styles
1881
4590
Fairley, John, 1940–
Great racehorses in art
1984
4591
Halliday, Andrew, Sir, 1781–1839
A general history of the house of Guelph, or royal family of Great Britain
1821
4592
Dampier, William, 1652–1715
A collection of voyages
MDCCXXIX [1729]
4593
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Book with groups of figures (by Pyne) for decorating landscapes
1798
4594
Marchant, Nathaniel, 1739–1816
A catalogue of one hundred impressions from gems
1792
4595
Nash, John
First report of the commissioners of His Majesty's woods, forests and land revenue
1812
4596
Noel, Alexander Jean
Views of Lisbon
1792-1794
4597
View's of all the cathedrall churches of England and Wales &c neatly engrav'd =
[1715?]
4598
Prout, J. S. (John Skinner), 1806–1876
Sydney illustrated
1844
4599
Thornbury, Walter, 1828–1876
Life in Spain
1859
4600
Hay, John
Hay's views of Aberdeen
1840
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