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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
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Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
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Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404–1472
1
Andrews, James, 1806–1876
1
Carpenter & Westley
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Carroll, John, -1915
1
Cooper, Marie Jane
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Foster, Son & Duncum
1
Green, J. H. (John Hippisley)
1
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784–1863
1
James, Kathryn, 1970–
1
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
1
Lady
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Murray, Henry, F.S.A
1
Puckett, R. Campbell (Robert Campbell)
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Ronaldson, Miss
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Vassey, Veronica
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1726
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2020
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Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
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19th century
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20th century
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18th century
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21st century
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manuals (handbooks)
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drawing book
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lithograph
5
publisher's advertisement
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wood engraving
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annotations (provenance)
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aquatint
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booksellers' advertisement
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chromolithograph
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chromoxylograph
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drawings book
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engraving
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ephemera
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facsimile
1
handbooks and manual
1
pattern book
1
soft-ground etching
1
textbook
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Clothing and dress -- Great Britain.
3
Drawing books -- Specimens.
3
Needlework -- Study and teaching.
3
Decorative arts -- Great Britain.
2
Drawing -- Study and teaching.
2
Drawing -- Technique.
2
Figure drawing.
2
Knitting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
2
Knitting -- Patterns.
2
Landscape drawing.
2
Line (Art)
2
Paper sculpture -- Great Britain.
2
Paper work -- Great Britain.
2
Perspective -- Technique.
2
Sewing -- Study and teaching.
2
Shades and shadows -- Technique.
2
Shades and shadows in art.
2
A. Brown & Sons -- Publisher.
1
Ackermann, Rudolph, Junior -- Autograph.
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19th century
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Great Britain
12
Edinburgh
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Hull
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Italy
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Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404–1472
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English
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First lessons in plain sewing for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
2
First lessons in knitting for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
3
Foster, Son & Duncum
The hand book on making paper flowers ...
[approximately 1851]
4
Carpenter & Westley
The camera lucida
[approximately 1890]
5
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
The perspective of architecture
MDCCLXI [1761]
6
Vassey, Veronica
The practical paper fruit maker
[approximately 1900]
7
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Elementary art, or, The use of the chalk and lead pencil advocated and explained
1846
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Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Elementary art, or, The use of the lead pencil advocated and explained
1838
9
First lessons in embroidery for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
10
Murray, Henry, F.S.A
The art of portrait painting in oil colours
1856
11
Ronaldson, Miss
The lady's book of useful and ornamental knitting and netting work
MDCCCXLIX [1849]
12
First lessons in darning & mending for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
13
Green, J. H. (John Hippisley)
The complete aquatinter
1804
14
Puckett, R. Campbell (Robert Campbell)
Sciography, or, Radial projection of shadows
1871
15
Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404–1472
The architecture of Leon Battista Alberti in ten books
MDCCXXVI [1726]
16
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784–1863
Sciography, or, Examples of shadows
1842
17
Andrews, James, 1806–1876
Lessons in flower painting.
[1836]
18
Cooper, Marie Jane
The new guide to knitting & crochet
[1847]
19
Carroll, John, -1915
Freehand drawing lessons for the blackboard
[between 1872 and 1893]
20
Lady
The home knitter
[1876]
21
James, Kathryn, 1970–
English paleography and manuscript culture, 1500-1800
[2020]