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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
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
Russian
5
Danish
4
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5201
Walker, Elizabeth
Views of the principal buildings in London
1852
5202
Walton, Elijah
Bernese Oberland
1874
5203
Vandyck, Charlotte Anne Mackenzie, 1818–1845
Twelve etchings
[ca. 1847?]
5204
Jones, Shirley
Five flowers for my father
[1990]
5205
More, Richard (Carpenter)
The carpenters rule, or, A booke shewing many plain waies, truly to measure ordinarie timber, and other extraordinarie sollids, or timber
1602
5206
Hammond, A. Edward
Shop fittings and display
1927
5207
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
In the door stands a jar
1987
5208
British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
General catalogue of printed books to 1955
1967
5209
Queen's album of Great Yarmouth
[ca. 1872]
5210
Nulty, Paul
How to present your pedigree cow
1996
5211
Dilnot, John
Timber
1996
5212
Sackett, Colin
X-ray
1993
5213
Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850–1918
The art of Velazquez
1896
5214
Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800–1881
Characteristics of British palaces, in the olden time
[1838]
5215
Hughson, David, active 19th century
London
1805-1809
5216
Dodgson, D. S. (David Scott), 1821–1898
General views & special points of interest of the city of Lucknow
[1860]
5217
Clapham, Richard, 1878–
Foxhunting on the Lakeland fells,
1920
5218
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824
The poetical works of Lord Byron
1855-1856
5219
Miracles of nature, and marvels of art
[1862]
5220
The comic album
1844
5221
Löhneyss, Georg Engelhard von, 1552–1622
Della caualleria =
1609 [-1610]
5222
Burke, John, 1787–1848
A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank
1833-1838
5223
The artist's repository and drawing magazine,
MDCCLXXXIV [1784]-MDCCXCIV [1794]
5224
Hawkes, Jason
The giant book of London from the air
2001
5225
Workman, Liz
Great men's books
2002
5226
American Institute of the City of New York
National exhibition
[1869]
5227
Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the United States
Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the United States.
[1841]
5228
The history of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London
[ca. 1840?]
5229
Howard, Henry, 1769–1847
A course of lectures on painting
1848
5230
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938–
The Stratton Street series
2003
5231
Boazio, Baptista
S. Augustini pars est terrae Florida
[1588?]
5232
Description of a view of the city of Jerusalem and the surrounding country
[1840?]
5233
Budgett, H. M. (Hubert Maitland), 1882–
Hunting by scent,
[1933]
5234
Dalrymple, Byron W., 1914–
Doves and dove shooting
[1949]
5235
Seymour, Robert, 1798–1836
Living made easy
1832
5236
Index to stakes winners 1865-1967
[1968?]
5237
A fox-hunter's anthology
1934
5238
Mason, Finch
Flowers of the hunt
1889
5239
Tour on the Continent
1866-1872
5240
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
A few ideas
1825 [i.e.1826]
5241
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
Costumes of the members of the University of Oxford
[ca. 1840?]
5242
Young, Percy M. (Percy Marshall), 1912–2004
Britten
1966
5243
Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
James Wales archive,
1786-1797
5244
Tucker, Henry, 1826?-1882
Sweet Genevieve
[189-?]
5245
The country in full cry, after poachers and hunters of various denominations
1766
5246
Barker, Henry Aston, 1774–1856
Explanation of the view of Gibraltar and Bay, taken from the battery, called the Devil's Tongue
1805
5247
Austen, Jane, 1775–1817
Pride and prejudice
[1920?]
5248
Bale & Co., 52, Aldermanbury, London
[approximately 1895]
5249
Messs. May
approximately 1880-1899
5250
Cholmondeley-Pennell, H. (Henry), 1837–1915
Puck on Pegasus
1868
5251
In affectionate remembrance of Caroline, wife of Charles Roberts
1885
5252
"Nellie"
1951
5253
Papeterie Marion (Firm : London, England)
[List of stationery items for sale from Papeterie Marion along with information about their manufacturers]
1851
5254
Albert, Neale M.
Vegetables
[2000s?]
5255
Growth and form
1951
5256
Exhibition of paintings, drawings, sculptures by Jean Dubuffet
[1955]
5257
West coast hard-edge
1960
5258
Prizewinners of the John Moores Liverpool exhibition 1961
[1962]
5259
Alan Sonfist
[1971]
5260
Sill, Nany Anna, 1909–1982
Nancy Anna Sill diary
1939-1945
5261
The Kit Kat papers
1891 January-1892 February
5262
Newman (Firm)
Watercolor box
ca. 1825
5263
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812–1852
Contrasts;
1836
5264
Lowe, E. J. (Edward Joseph), 1825–1900
Beautiful leaved plants;
1861
5265
Horn, J
Horn's description of Dover,
1819
5266
Robertson, William, architect
Desseins d'architecture,
1800
5267
A brief account of the coronation of His Majesty, George IV, July 19, 1821
1821
5268
A short narrative of the proceedings of the gentlemen,
1738
5269
Staveley, Thomas, 1626–1684
The history of churches in England
1773
5270
The Upholsterer's and cabinetmaker's repository
[1830?]
5271
Faulkner, Thomas, 1777–1855
An historical and topographical description of Chelsea and its environs;
1810
5272
The fables of Aesop, and others
1818
5273
The juvenile book for making fireworks;
[ca. 1837]
5274
Brooke, E. Adveno, fl. 1844–1864
The gardens of England,
[1858]
5275
Day, Thomas, 1748–1789
The history of Sandford and Merton
1855
5276
Gibbs, John, architect
Studies in architecture and ornament
1860
5277
Rodd, Horatio, fl. 1810–1859
A catalogue of a large collection of engraved British portraits
[182-?]
5278
Morison, Stanley, 1889–1967
The typographic arts
[1949]
5279
Clark, William Andrews, 1877–1934
The library of William Andrews Clark, jr
1920-1928
5280
Jabet, George
Notes on noses
1852
5281
Exhibition of models of the most elegant buildings in Europe
[ca. 1780]
5282
Cole, John, 1792–1848
The history and antiquities of Filey,
1828
5283
Trimmer, Sarah, 1741–1810
A description of a set of prints of Roman history
[1789]
5284
Moss, William G. (William George), 1943–
The Liverpool guide
1801
5285
Algarotti, Francesco, conte, 1712–1764
Saggio sopra l'Accademia di Francia che è in Roma ..
1763
5286
Sonnerat, Pierre, 1748–1814
Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine
1782
5287
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561
The fower chiefest offices belonging to horsemanshippe
[1570?]
5288
Robert Wilkinson (Publisher)
Londina illustrata
1819-25
5289
Bürger, Gottfried August, 1747–1794
The chase, and William and Helen
1796
5290
Uwins, Thomas, 1782–1857
The costume of the University of Oxford
MDCCCXV [1815]
5291
Jacobus Philippus, Bergomensis, 1434–1520
Supplementum chronicharum
anno a natiuitate D[omi]ni Mcccclxxxxij. die decimoquinto Februarij [1493]
5292
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
The pleasures of princes, or, Good mens recreations
1614
5293
Combe, William, 1742–1823
The dance of life
1817
5294
Domenech, Emmanuel, 1826–1903
Seven years' residence in the great deserts of North America
1860
5295
Patch, Thomas, 1725–1782
[Pictures of Giotto in the church of the Carmelites]
l'anno MDCCLXXII [1772]
5296
Fillis, James, 1834–1913
Breaking and riding
1902
5297
Page, Harry S
Between the flags;
1929
5298
Smith, Adam, 1723–1790
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
1817
5299
Ritchie, Leitch, 1800?-1865
The Wye and its associations
1841
5300
Macpherson, James, 1736–1796
Fingal
MDCCLXII [1762]
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