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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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The destruction of Jerusalem
[ca. 1824?]
402
Combe, William, 1742–1823
The tour of Doctor Syntax,
1812
403
Rocque, John, -1762
A survey of the house, gardens & park of Claremount
1821
404
Agas, Ralph, 1545–1621
London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563
October 30th, 1789
405
Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street
[1748]]
406
J. Christie & Son (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Billhead of J. Christie & Son, Edinburgh clothiers, for purchases by Joseph Markland, 1850
1850
407
An artistic calendar
[approximately 1950?]
408
Bush, Tracey
Cygnea cantio
1997
409
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832
Sketches of the second Parry Arctic expedition
1821-1822
410
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime
circa 1763
411
Tax bill for William Hanham, Cranleigh, Surrey, August 27th, 1843
1843
412
John Sanderson & Co
Splendid show of spring fashions
[1890?]
413
Constable & Company (Firm : London, England)
Constable & Compy
[approximately 1850]
414
Coalbrookdale Company
[Catalogue of specimens of iron and brass castings
[185-?]
415
Line of march of a Bengal regiment of infantry
[1845?]
416
Kindergarten and transition class
[approximately 1900]
417
The Chinese sensitive leaf
[approximately 184-?]
418
Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827
A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland
[1783-1793]
419
Views of Blaise Hamlet, Henbury Church, etc
[1840?]
420
Gothus, Olaus Joannis, 1600–1644
Marchionatus Brandenburgicus
[ca. 1681]
421
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-
[Atlas of the counties of England and Wales]
[1590?]
422
Walker, John, 1786–1873
This newly constructed and extended map of India
1841
423
Morris, William, 1834–1896
News from nowhere, or, An epoch of rest
[1892]
424
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
The works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Finished on the 8th day of May, 1896]
425
G. Purt, licensed compounder & manufacturer of elder cordial
[approximately 1842]
426
Ointment pot
between 1650 and 1700
427
Rocque, John, -1762
Plan of the house, gardens, park & hermitage of Their Majesties at Richmond
1734
428
Witton, Philip Henry
Views of the ruins of the principal houses destroyed during the riots at Birmingham =
1791 [i.e. 1792]
429
London & Sunderland royal mail coach
[ca. 1800]
430
Dales, T. T
Panoramacopia
1824
431
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, 1759–1838
A progress of female virtue
1800
432
Morrison, S. G.
[Billhead of S.G. Morrison, general merchant in Fraserburgh, for purchases made by Mr. Bird, 1911 : with advertisement for Lipton's Tea]
1911
433
Osborn, Joseph (Maltster)
[Billhead of Joseph Osborn, maltster, for purchases made by H. Brandreth, 1848]
1848
434
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people
[approximately 1850]
435
The Chinese sensitive leaf
[185-?]
436
Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
437
Papendiek, G. E. (George Ernest), 1788–1835
Four views in Germany
1820
438
Atkinson, George Francklin
"Curry & rice," on forty plates, or, The ingredients of social life at "our station" in India
[1859]
439
Lynch, Richard, -1781
Will of Patrick Lynch
1781
440
Nash, Joseph, 1809–1878
The mansions of England in the olden time
1839-1849
441
Royal Navy & Military Tournament
[approximately 1910]
442
Wilkins, William, 1778–1839
The antiquities of Magna Graecia
MDCCCVII [1807]
443
Williams, William, active 1724–1733
Oxonia depicta sive Collegiorum et aularum in inclyta Academia Oxoniensi ichnographica, orthographica & scenographica delineatio
[1733]
444
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769–1859
Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique
1810 [that is, 1813?]
445
Dick, James Nicholas, 1832–1920
Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer
1853-1898
446
Scanlan, Wm. J. (William James), 1856–1898
Terry, my blue-eyed Irish boy
[189-?]
447
[Luncheon menu for the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, Sept. 6th, 1939]
1939
448
Siddall, Charles, 1804–
Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby
March 31st 1840
449
Stevens Art Gallery (St. Paul, Minn.)
Stevens Art Gallery
early 20th century
450
Rawstorne, John, 1761?-1832
Rawstorne, architect, Birmingham
approximately 1800
451
Jesuits
Allerhand so lehr- als geist-reiche Brief, Schrifften und Reis-Beschreibungen
1726-1758
452
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Description of the panorama of the superb city of Mexico
1833
453
Orme, Edward, 1775–1848
Essay on transparent prints
1807
454
Pillement, Jean, 1728–1808
A new book of Chinese designs
1755
455
Wet drug jar
circa 1660
456
The Napoleon Museum will be open at Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only ..
[1843?]
457
Alfred Savage Ltd.
Oxford University
[between 1961 and 1963]
458
[Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people and 4 wheeled wagon]
[approximately 1880-1900?]
459
Main Vista South
1951
460
Mudford, William, 1782–1848
An historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher
1817
461
Burton, John, 1710–1771
An essay towards a complete new system of midwifry
1751
462
Furttenbach, Joseph, 1591–1667
Architectura navalis, das ist, Von dem Schiffgebäw, auf dem Meer vnd Seekusten zugebrauchen
anno MDCXXIX [1629]
463
Cooper, Thomas Sidney, 1803–1902
Thomas Sydney Cooper's cattle subjects
[Published by E. Gambart & Co.],
464
Basebé, Charles Jones, approximately 1818–1880
The cabinet
[1841?]
465
Britton, John, 1771–1857
The union of architecture, sculpture, and painting;
1827
466
Tayler, William
Sketches illustrating the manners and customs of the Indians and Anglo-Indians
1842
467
Lydiat, Anne
Without
[1999]
468
Angelo, Henry, 1780–1852
Angelo's infantry sword exercise
Octr. 1, 1816
469
T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you
mid-19th century
470
Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786
Principles of beauty, relative to the human head
MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
471
Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1875 : Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Official catalogue
1875
472
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
The Canterbury tales
1483]
473
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848
A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793
474
Wenger, Albert Francis, 1837 or 1838–1924
Photograph album of pottery manufactured by Albert Wenger
1888
475
Callcott, Maria, Lady, 1785–1842
Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome,
1820
476
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Catalogue of the exhibition, called Modern Mexico
1824
477
Greenwood, Jonathan
The sailing and fighting instructions, or, Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain
[1715?]
478
H.R.H Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton on the occasion of their engagement, 16th November 2010
2010
479
The noble game of the elephant and castle,
1822
480
Burnes, James, 1801–1862
Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus
1839
481
Dillon, Frank, 1823–1909
Sketches in the island of Madeira
1850
482
Ellis, Sarah Stickney, 1799–1872
Contrasts
1832
483
Whittington, Robert, -approximately 1560
Editio Roberti Whitintoni Lichfeldie[n]sis grammatices magistri et protouatis Anglie i[n] florentissima Oxoniensi academia laureati
Anno d[omi]ni. MCCCCCxxi [1521]
484
C. Goodall & Son
Flower time & fruit time
[approximately 1880]
485
In loving memory of Mary Ann, widow of the late Thomas Bowes, Snilesworth
1944
486
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
[Bookmark from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents]
[approximately 1970?]
487
Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society
Scottish Widows' Fund Mutual LIfe Assurance Society
[approximately 1914]
488
Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816–1912
The poultry book
1867
489
A booke of secrets
1596
490
Panorama, Leicester-Square
[1793]
491
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
London labour and the London poor
1851[-1861]
492
Bedford Lemere & Co.
Intérieurs anglais
circa 1900
493
Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)
[Original Calverley cigarette packet manufactured by Bacon Brothers of Cambridge England]
[approximately 1930]
494
Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester
approximately 1825
495
Nicklin & Son (Birmingham, England)
Nicklin & Son
[approximately 1817]
496
Golden Lion Hotel (Stirling, Scotland)
Golden Lion Hotel
[192-?]
497
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
The dove and the bee
1818?
498
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592–1676
A general system of horsemanship in all it's [sic] branches
MDCCXLIII [1743]
499
Cowley, Charlotte
The ladies history of England
1780 [i.e. 1781]
500
[Coffin furniture
[ca. 1783]
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