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Exhibition History "Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)

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1. Album of cut-paper flowers.

Album of cut-paper flowers.
Creator:
W., Ellen
Date:
circa 1835
Physical Description:
1 volume (23 collages) : cut paper, collage ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

3. Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), male, with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), male, with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

4. Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
20 drawings : watercolor and gouache over graphite on parchment.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

5. Rowe collection of botanical specimens, 1861-1862.

Rowe collection of botanical specimens, 1861-1862.
Creator:
Rowe, Miss
Date:
1861-1862
Physical Description:
5 linear feet (6 boxes, 1 oversize)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

6. Notes on various trees, with leaf specimens.

Notes on various trees, with leaf specimens.
Creator:
Shapter, Mary Gibbs, 1842–1921
Date:
1879-1880
Physical Description:
1 volume ; 18 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

8. Bethany seeds / wood engravings, Mandy Bonnell ; poem, Gabriel Gbadamosi.

Bethany seeds / wood engravings, Mandy Bonnell ; poem, Gabriel Gbadamosi.
Creator:
Bonnell, Mandy
Date:
2013
Physical Description:
[18] pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. ?White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus), with bramble (Rubus fruticosus L.), and Eurasian Comma (Polygonia c-album), both closed and open, and Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata) on leaf, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

?White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus), with bramble (Rubus fruticosus L.), and Eurasian Comma (Polygonia c-album), both closed and open, and Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata) on leaf, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

10. Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa), with hazel (Corylus avellana L.), oak (Quercus L.) and bramble (cf. Rubus), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa), with hazel (Corylus avellana L.), oak (Quercus L.) and bramble (cf. Rubus), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

11. Leda and the swan / [Helen Douglas].

Leda and the swan / [Helen Douglas].
Creator:
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Date:
[2011]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([52] p.) : all col. ill. ; 18 x 216 cm, folded to 18 x 4 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Lichen.

Lichen.
Creator:
Bonnell, Mandy
Date:
[2012]
Physical Description:
20 packets : illustrations ; in box 8 x 21 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Cut-paper basket.

Cut-paper basket.
Date:
Great Britain,
Physical Description:
1 cut-paper basket : hand-cut paper with watercolor, stitched with silk thread ; 24 x 29 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. European robin (Erithacus rubecula) and eggs, with wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) and eggs, with wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

15. A collection of English grasses.

A collection of English grasses.
Creator:
Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847
Date:
circa 1792-1808
Physical Description:
1 v. ([1], 105 leaves) : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. ?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)