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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
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Creator
Shaw, Henry, 1800–1889
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Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814–1862
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Jones, Owen, 1809–1874
2
Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864–1949
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Gibbs, William
1
Harrison, W. Randle (William Randle)
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Jones, L. E. M
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King, Ronald, 1932–
1
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
1
Midolle, Jean, fl. 1830–1850
1
Price, Richard, 1966–
1
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858–1949
1
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811–1863
1
Tymms, W. R. (William Robert)
1
Weale, John, 1791–1862
1
Wood, F. G
1
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1820
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2007
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
23
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
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Under Certain Circumstances
25
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Books
23
Articles & Chapters
1
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
1
Creator Gender
unknown
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Period
19th century
19
20th century
4
21st century
2
Work Type
chromolithograph
9
alphabet book
6
wood engraving
3
accordion fold format (binding)
2
artists' book
2
chromoxylograph
2
cut-paper work
2
woodcut
2
game
1
photomechanical print
1
playing card
1
poem
1
primers (instructional books)
1
readers (primer)
1
recreation
1
Subject Terms
Alphabets.
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Decoration and ornament.
6
Initials.
5
Illumination of books and manuscripts.
4
Lettering.
4
Monograms.
3
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
2
Barnard (J.) and Son -- Publisher.
2
Chron. -- 2007.
2
Circle Press -- Publisher.
2
Gosselin, Charlotte, d. 1892 -- Bookplate.
2
Gosselin, Mary, d. 1892 -- Bookplate.
2
Adams & Gee -- Printer.
1
Adams and Gee -- Printer.
1
Alphabet books.
1
Bogue, David -- Publisher.
1
Bookbinding -- Specimens -- 1836.
1
C. R. -- Provenance. (BAC)
1
Children's poetry.
1
Day & Haghe -- Printer.
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21st century
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20th century
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Associated Places
Great Britain
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West Sussex
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England
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Associated People
King, Ronald, 1932–
1
Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
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Language
English
24
French
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Weale, John, 1791–1862
Monograms, old architectural ornament, sacred illustrations, borders and alphabets,
[1852]
2
Harrison, W. Randle (William Randle)
The handbook of alphabets and ornaments
[186-?]
3
Polygraphia curiosa
[1844?]
4
Gibbs, William
The hand-book of alphabets, initials, and monograms
[1860]
5
Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814–1862
The book of ornamental alphabets, ancient and mediæval
1860
6
Wood, F. G
Alphabets and designs of different periods
[1863]
7
The picture alphabet for a good child
[approximately 1850]
8
Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814–1862
Examples of modern alphabets, plain and ornamental
1859
9
Price, Richard, 1966–
Little but often
2007
10
Shaw, Henry, 1800–1889
The hand book of mediaeval alphabets and devices
1853
11
Tymms, W. R. (William Robert)
The art of illuminating as practiced in Europe from the earliest times
1860
12
King, Ronald, 1932–
Alphabeta concertina
2007
13
Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864–1949
A hunting alphabet
1929
14
The pretty ABC
[between 1829 and 1839]
15
Jones, L. E. M
The landscape alphabet
[1831]
16
The child's alphabet
[ca. 1820?]
17
Midolle, Jean, fl. 1830–1850
Album du moyen-age
1836
18
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858–1949
Slipper's ABC of fox hunting
1903
19
Jones, Owen, 1809–1874
One thousand and one initial letters,
1864
20
Jones, Owen, 1809–1874
702 Monograms
1864
21
Shaw, Henry, 1800–1889
Illuminated ornaments,
1833
22
Ford's Ancient and ornamental alphabets
1858
23
Shaw, Henry, 1800–1889
Alphabets, numerals, and devices of the middle ages,
1845
24
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A new nonsense alphabet
1988
25
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811–1863
The Thackeray alphabet,
1929