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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
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Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864–1949
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Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
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Gibbs, William
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Harrison, W. Randle (William Randle)
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Jones, L. E. M
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King, Ronald, 1932–
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
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Midolle, Jean, fl. 1830–1850
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Price, Richard, 1966–
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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
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
24
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
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Books
24
Articles & Chapters
1
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
1
Creator Gender
unknown
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Period
19th century
20
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
copy books (penmanship)
1
engraving
1
game
1
photomechanical print
1
playing card
1
poem
1
primers (instructional books)
1
printed wrappers (binding)
1
readers (primer)
1
recreation
1
Subject Terms
Alphabets.
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Decoration and ornament.
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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
3
West Sussex
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Bombay
1
England
1
Glasgow
1
Ireland
1
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)
2
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
1
Language
English
25
French
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Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
Vere Foster's Copy books
[approximately 1897?]
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Weale, John, 1791–1862
Monograms, old architectural ornament, sacred illustrations, borders and alphabets,
[1852]
3
Shaw, Henry, 1800–1889
Alphabets, numerals, and devices of the middle ages,
1845
4
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858–1949
Slipper's ABC of fox hunting
1903
5
Shaw, Henry, 1800–1889
The hand book of mediaeval alphabets and devices
1853
6
Ford's Ancient and ornamental alphabets
1858
7
Jones, Owen, 1809–1874
702 Monograms
1864
8
Tymms, W. R. (William Robert)
The art of illuminating as practiced in Europe from the earliest times
1860
9
The pretty ABC
[between 1829 and 1839]
10
Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864–1949
A hunting alphabet
1929
11
Gibbs, William
The hand-book of alphabets, initials, and monograms
[1860]
12
Shaw, Henry, 1800–1889
Illuminated ornaments,
1833
13
Harrison, W. Randle (William Randle)
The handbook of alphabets and ornaments
[186-?]
14
Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814–1862
The book of ornamental alphabets, ancient and mediæval
1860
15
Wood, F. G
Alphabets and designs of different periods
[1863]
16
Polygraphia curiosa
[1844?]
17
King, Ronald, 1932–
Alphabeta concertina
2007
18
Jones, Owen, 1809–1874
One thousand and one initial letters,
1864
19
Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814–1862
Examples of modern alphabets, plain and ornamental
1859
20
The child's alphabet
[ca. 1820?]
21
Jones, L. E. M
The landscape alphabet
[1831]
22
Price, Richard, 1966–
Little but often
2007
23
Midolle, Jean, fl. 1830–1850
Album du moyen-age
1836
24
The picture alphabet for a good child
[approximately 1850]
25
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
A new nonsense alphabet
1988
26
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811–1863
The Thackeray alphabet,
1929