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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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21,317
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
45
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
1,034
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
21,317
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
175
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
20,176
Free to Use
1,141
Image Available
Unavailable
19,523
Available
1,794
New Additions
2023-2024
158
Classification
Books
17,055
Archives & Manuscripts
777
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
756
Prints
734
Maps & Atlas (printed)
485
Music (printed)
248
Articles & Chapters
188
Periodicals
188
Drawings & Watercolors
166
Postcards
131
Photographs
129
Visual Materials
74
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
21,313
female
4
Period
19th century
11,780
20th century
4,080
18th century
2,767
21st century
902
17th century
549
15th century
298
16th century
200
14th century
2
13th century
1
Materials & Techniques
ceramic (material)
23
wove paper
21
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
1,885
engraving
1,493
lithograph
1,340
ephemera
1,231
aquatint
1,152
artists' book
899
auction catalog
780
chromolithograph
692
etching
621
map
463
woodcut
430
armorial bookplates (provenance)
396
recreation
339
accordion fold format (binding)
338
photograph
337
advertisement
317
private press books (publishing)
315
exhibition catalog
307
photomechanical print
306
watercolor
303
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
857
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
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
295
Drawing -- Technique.
276
Grief.
271
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Incunabula in Yale Library.
268
Women in natural history.
239
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
237
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Werther, Frederick, 1881- -- Ownership.
215
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
515
18th century
335
17th century
98
16th century
62
21st century
35
15th century
26
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
2,018
London
1,205
London (England)
529
France
316
United States
247
Italy
230
Scotland
194
Edinburgh (Scotland)
191
India
173
Europe
130
Ireland
130
Edinburgh
128
Wales
126
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
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
32
Jesus Christ
31
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)
114
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)
65
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
18,488
French
551
Latin
379
German
269
Italian
133
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
Efik
6
Japanese
6
Portuguese
5
Russian
5
Danish
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21101
Douglas, Robert
Peerage of Scotland
1764
21102
Maslen, T. J. (Thomas J.)
The friend of Australia, or, A plan for exploring the interior, and for carrying on a survey of the whole continent of Australia
1830
21103
Dunning, R
Four views of Fountains Abbey
1813
21104
Eight views of Bristol scenery
[ca. 1821]
21105
Elsam, Richard, Esq
An essay on rural architecture
MDCCCIII [1803]
21106
Flaxman, John, 1755–1826
L'oeuvre des jours et la Théogonie d'Hésiode
1821
21107
The country house
MDCCCXLIII [1843]
21108
Francis, John George
Notes from a journal kept in Italy and Sicily, during the years 1844, 1845, and 1846
1847
21109
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
The antiquities of Ireland
1791-1795
21110
Harvard, W. M. (William Martin), 1790–1857
A narrative of the establishment and progress of the mission to Ceylon and India
1823
21111
The art of dress, or, Guide to the toilette
MDCCCXXXIX [1839]
21112
Lithographic antitheses
[1820]
21113
Bray, Mrs. (Anna Eliza), 1790–1883
Letters written during a tour through Normandy, Britanny, and other parts of France, in 1818
1820
21114
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey Chaucer
1930
21115
Martens, H
Fores' yeomanry costumes, 1844-47
1847
21116
Metcalf, J
Eight views of Fountains Abbey
1832
21117
Sailor
The Nautilus, in five cantos
1829
21118
Cycloramique view of Weymouth Bay
[ca. 1820]
21119
Paterson, J. S
Scenery in Angus and Mearns
ca. 1824]
21120
Collins, Greenvile, active 1669–1698
Great Britain's coasting-pilot
MDCCLXXVI [1776]
21121
Pocock, W. F. (William Fuller), 1779–1849
Architectural designs for rustic cottages, picturesque dwellings, villas, &c.
1807
21122
Semple, Robert, 1766–1816
Journey through Spain and Italy, to Naples and thence to Smyrna and Constantinople
1808
21123
Rice, William
Tiger-shooting in India
1857
21124
Herlosssohn, C. (Carl), 1804–1849
Vier Farben
1829
21125
Savérien, Alexandre, 1720–1805
Histoire des philosophes modernes
[1760-1769?]
21126
Smith, Thomas, fl. 1825
Art de peindre a l'aquarelle
1828
21127
Stanbridge, John, 1463–1510
Accidentia ex Sta[n]brigiana editione nuper recognita et castigata lima Roberti Whitintoni Lichfeldiensis in florentissimna dromensi academia laureati
anno d[omi]ni MDxxii [1522]
21128
Townsend's costumes
1832-1845
21129
Whittington, Robert, -approximately 1560
Grammaticae Whitintonianae liber secundus de nominum declinatione
anno virginei partus, vicesimo tertio, supra sesquimillesimum, Mense Decembri [1523]
21130
Pringle, John, Sir, 1707–1782
A discourse upon some late improvements of the means for preserving the health of mariners ..
21131
Schrödter, Adolf, 1805–1875
Arabesken-fries
1846
21132
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Ken Campbell
1990
21133
Moule, Thomas, 1784–1851
The English counties delineated, or, A topographical description of England
1837
21134
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808–1877
Aunt Carry's ballads for children
1847
21135
Robins's Panoramic representation of the Queen's coronation procession in Westminster Abbey, on the 28th June, 1838
[1838]
21136
Berkowitz, Lauren
Terza natura
[1994?]
21137
Kemplen, Tony
A long tour of Paris on foot
1995
21138
Bean, Victoria
One fox
1996
21139
Clark, Thomas A
Four English flowers with local flower names
[1979]
21140
Clark, Thomas A
Fragments of a walled garden
c1977
21141
The genealogy of the royal families of England, showing the succession to the Crown
1837?]
21142
Eagar, William H., 1796–1839
Nova Scotia illustrated in a series of viewss
[ca. 1830]
21143
Kennedy, James, active 1769
A new description of the pictures, statues, bustos, basso-relievos, and other curiosities in the Earl of Pembroke's house at Wilton
1774
21144
The book of English trades, and library of the useful arts
1824
21145
Clay, Enid
Sonnets and verses
MCMXXV [1925]
21146
Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841–1915
Tommy Hitchcock, an American hero
[1984]
21147
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
The mystery of Edwin Drood
[1879]
21148
Finlay, Ian Hamilton
The Anaximander fragment
[1981]
21149
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809–1892
The complete works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate
[1878?]
21150
Combe, William, 1742–1823
The tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of the picturesque
[1819]
21151
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Records of the Royal Military Academy, 1741-1892
[1892]
21152
Duchartre, Pierre-Louis, 1894–
La chasse
[1958]
21153
Nimrod, 1778–1843
Nemrod, ou, L'amateur des chevaux de courses
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
21154
Nash, J. F., b. 1836 or 7
The race course and the road to it
[between 1868 and 1885]
21155
Smith, Elizabeth, fl. 1822–1825
Sketchbook of a series of tours through England
1822, June 25-1825, May 20
21156
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
Exhibition of Mr. Wright's Pictures at Robin's Rooms, Great Piazza, Covent Garden
1785
21157
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
Thirty four lessons for drawing the human figure
[ca. 1828]
21158
Bell, John, 1783–1864
An account of the great flood in the river Tyne ... Dec. 30, 1815
1816
21159
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
[ca. 1950?]
21160
Waudby, A. J.
Sketches on the Wye
1839
21161
Crisp, Quentin
All this and Bevin too
1943
21162
Chalmers, Patrick R. (Patrick Reginald), 1872–1942
The horn;
1938
21163
Goodall, Daphne Machin
British native ponies
c1963
21164
Griswold, F. Gray (Frank Gray), 1854–1937
Stolen kisses
1914
21165
Jelf, Wilfrid, 1880–1933
Sport in silhouette
1933
21166
Ferdinand VII
[ca. 1814]
21167
Summerhays, R. S. (Reginald Sherriff), 1881–
The problem horse
[1949]
21168
Backhouse and Mounsey collection,
1819-1856
21169
Walker, W. B
Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo
[1815?]
21170
[Claude Lorrain filters]
[mid-19th century?]
21171
Otley, Jonathan, 1766–1856
A concise description of the English lakes, and adjacent mountains
1825
21172
Dilnot, John
Bad apples
[2005]
21173
Diary of an English woman
1872 June 17-1876 September 19
21174
Album of etched views of Rome
1828-1832
21175
Wilkinson, Samuel A
A day with nature, etc.
1884
21176
Turner, J. W. (Joseph W.)
The fairy wedding waltz
[1890?]
21177
Mareo, Eric
Had I but words
[1925]
21178
Ross, Walter, 1738–1789
A description of the paintings in the Hall of Ossian, at Pennycuik near Edinburgh
MDCCLXXIII [1773]
21179
Burgess, George
Varnish maker's recipe book
approximately 1871-1874
21180
Spengler et Cie. (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Fête de l'agriculture
1792
21181
Sansom, Francis, active 1784–1799
The Lillipution museum, or, Exhibition of pigmy revels
[1819?]
21182
In praise of beautiful books
c2013
21183
Murray, Henry, F.S.A.
The British schools of art
[1861-1863]
21184
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Sporting scrap book
[1824]
21185
McMenemy, Sarah
London
2011
21186
De Heriz, Patrick
La belle O'Morphi
[1947]
21187
Herrick, Robert, 1591–1674
One hundred and eleven poems
1955
21188
Bodman, Sarah
Flowers in hotel rooms
2009
21189
Bodman, Sarah
Closure
[2009]
21190
Boz, 1812–1870
Sketches by Boz
1938
21191
Osborne, Garrett & Co. Ltd
Hair pins, black invisible
early 20th century?
21192
[Coloring book]
[1882?]
21193
Salter, Ann, b. 1830 or 1831
The United Kingdom
early 1840s?
21194
Keene, Richard, 1825–1897
Photographs of churches and castles by Richard Keene
1880s?
21195
Our holiday, 1890
1890
21196
Building of the Great Exhibition of 1851
1851
21197
James Newman (Firm)
Jas. Newman
1805
21198
Plan of a fortification in Guernsey
July 20, 1682
21199
In affectionate remembrance of Ann Ward
1872
21200
Picture gallery for young folks
1878-
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