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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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20,179
Reference Library
175
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
104
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
52
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
50
Clark, Thomas A
50
Dilnot, John
50
Phillips, H., -1840
45
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Bush, Tracey
39
Rocque, John, -1762
37
Sackett, Colin
37
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
35
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
32
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
32
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
31
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
30
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
29
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998
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20,179
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
175
Image Use
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20,179
Image Available
Unavailable
19,518
Available
661
New Additions
2023-2024
156
Classification
Books
16,317
Archives & Manuscripts
736
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
658
Prints
644
Maps & Atlas (printed)
434
Music (printed)
243
Articles & Chapters
185
Periodicals
180
Drawings & Watercolors
136
Postcards
127
Photographs
116
Visual Materials
66
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
36
Musical Sound Recordings
6
Videos
6
Paintings
3
Computer Files
1
Dissertations & Theses
1
Kits
1
Creator Gender
unknown
20,176
female
3
Period
19th century
11,047
20th century
4,036
18th century
2,517
21st century
902
17th century
486
15th century
295
16th century
175
14th century
2
13th century
1
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
21
ceramic (material)
11
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
weaving
3
cardboard
2
glue
2
graphite
2
ivory (material)
2
laid paper
2
photographic paper
2
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,811
engraving
1,318
lithograph
1,214
ephemera
1,090
aquatint
1,036
artists' book
899
auction catalog
775
chromolithograph
649
etching
544
map
419
woodcut
396
armorial bookplates (provenance)
353
accordion fold format (binding)
327
private press books (publishing)
315
photograph
313
exhibition catalog
305
photomechanical print
302
recreation
295
drawing book
268
memorial card
261
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
857
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
669
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
663
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770-1859 -- Bookplate.
601
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
442
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
420
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779-1845 -- Autograph.
339
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
284
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Incunabula in Yale Library.
266
Grief.
264
Drawing -- Technique.
249
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
229
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Werther, Frederick, 1881- -- Ownership.
217
Women in natural history.
211
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
188
Satire, English.
184
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
166
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Subject Period
19th century
1,402
20th century
504
18th century
308
17th century
88
16th century
58
21st century
35
15th century
25
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
4,361
England
1,944
London
1,168
London (England)
481
France
304
United States
243
Italy
216
Edinburgh (Scotland)
188
Scotland
182
Europe
127
Edinburgh
124
India
121
Ireland
121
Wales
114
Oxford (England)
92
Germany
88
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Switzerland
73
Spain
64
Paris (France)
63
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
87
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
72
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
41
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
39
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
35
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
32
Jesus Christ
31
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
29
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
29
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
29
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
26
Shirley Smith, Richard
24
Raphael, 1483–1520
23
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
23
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
21
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
20
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
19
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
18
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936
18
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
123
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
84
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
83
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
62
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
55
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
43
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
30
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
17
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
16
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
14
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
13
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
13
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
12
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
7
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
7
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
5
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
5
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
5
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
4
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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
219
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
164
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
161
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
136
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
129
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
95
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
87
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
72
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
69
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
49
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
33
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
30
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
27
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
25
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
23
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Language
English
17,478
French
531
Latin
348
German
264
Italian
128
Dutch
50
No linguistic content
39
Undetermined
34
Spanish
23
English, Middle (1100-1500)
10
Swedish
10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
9
Welsh
9
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
8
Japanese
6
Multiple languages
6
Efik
5
Portuguese
5
Russian
5
Danish
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Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
2
Waldie, Mrs., active 1808
Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde
1808
3
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker
[1850?]
4
Mathiss, Madeleine
Album of pressed seaweed specimens
1869
5
Cavanders, Ltd. (Firm)
Ancient Chinese
[1926]
6
In memory of the late John Distance
1854
7
Sage, John (Painter)
J. Sage
[approximately 1830]
8
Levinstein Limited (firm)
Fast khakis and blues, for government requirements
1914?
9
Cullum (Firm)
The most extensive and cheapest establishment in the West of England
[1840s?]
10
Castell Brothers (Firm : London, England)
May Christmas bring you many blessings
[1880?]
11
Underwood & Underwood
Sun Sculpture stereoscope
not before 1901
12
Office Anthem
[approximately 193-?]
13
Bonnington Hotel (London, England)
Dinner
1951
14
Dearest name thee happy time that I in truth may all you mine
mid-19th century
15
Reid, Jane Caroline, 1797–1834
Sketchbook of figures, cattle, and views in Kolkata
between 1821 and 1831
16
Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square
[1789]
17
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world
[ca. 1820]
18
Yelloly, Sophia Mary, 1811–1840
Yelloly family watercolor albums
1827-1839
19
Potter, John (Hatter)
Potter, No. 22, Old Bond Street, late foreman to Mr. Breach, hatter to Their Majesties
[approximately 1816]
20
Dempsey & Carroll
Prince Albert
between 1878 and 1900?
21
British Fire Office (London, England)
[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
March 1st, 1808
22
Whitehaven Steam Navigation Company
Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered
1851
23
In memory of Jacob Henry Tillett, would-be-M.P. for his native city : November, 17th, 1868 : July, 12th, 1870 : February, 4th, 1874 : March, 5th, 1875
1892
24
Valentine card
mid-19th century
25
Bill for building expenses
1760
26
Macdonald, Thomas (Engraver)
Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer
[approximately 1880?]
27
In remembrance of the late Robert Minto of Barton-Upon-Humber
1857
28
May nothing cloud your Xmas day, or interrupt its glee, but may its joys con-neck-tie-dly be collared all by thee!
[approximately 1875?]
29
Album of family portrait photographs, from Newcastle upon Tyne
between 1870 and [1890?]
30
Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding
mid-19th century
31
Lever Brothers Ltd.
Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap
[approximately 1894?]
32
A faithful tribute of affection! To my love
mid-19th century
33
Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester
approximately 1825
34
Nicklin & Son (Birmingham, England)
Nicklin & Son
[approximately 1817]
35
Reece & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society]
1838-1839
36
Golden Lion Hotel (Stirling, Scotland)
Golden Lion Hotel
[192-?]
37
Bush, Tracey
British butterflies
[2004]
38
Estcourt, Thomas Grimston Bucknall, 1775–1853
Sketchbooks
1826-1851
39
H.R.H Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton on the occasion of their engagement, 16th November 2010
2010
40
[Six mid-19th century silhouette cut-outs]
mid-19th century
41
Dison & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Dison & Co., lace manufacturers
[circa 1850?]
42
Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho
[approximately 1855]
43
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape
circa 1790
44
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Packet of embossed gilt paper ornaments
1810?
45
I am thine love
mid-19th century
46
Smith, J. (John), 1652–1743
[ A Ballad singer
[1680?]
47
Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent
mid-19th century
48
[Panorama of popular printed images]
[circa 1680]
49
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Children's tea party held on board R.M.S. "Ivernia"
1955
50
Cracknall, James
Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1830
1830
51
Sheffield General Cemetery Company (Sheffield, England), creator
Grant of exclusive right of burial
1864
52
[Silver metallic cut paper album card]
[approximately 1880]
53
S.A., her book
approximately 1920?
54
Visit of Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen to the City of Liverpool
1886
55
I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
56
Literary and Scientific Mechanics' Institute (Hull, England)
Hull Mechanics' Institute
[1845]
57
Roche, Patrick (Bootmaker)
Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool
1850
58
Album of drawings after John Flaxman's illustrations for The divine comedy, as engraved by Étienne Achille Reveil
not before 1833
59
Sacred to the memory of the heroes slain in the Battles of Alma, Inkerman, & The Eastern War
[approximately 1854]
60
C. P. A. F
Album of cut-paper flowers
1842-1849
61
Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks
1805-1822
62
Vindin, John, 1795–1852
[Billheads of John Vindin, oil & colourman, Knightsbridge for purchases by Mr. Gibbs, 1823]
1823
63
Queen Hotel (Chester, England)
Queen Hotel
[188-?]
64
In affectionate remembrance of Frances Stenning
1874
65
In sacred memory of the victims of the great explosion in the East End of London on Friday evening, January, 19th, 1917
1917
66
Molay, A. Jacques
A. Jacques Molay
[1870?-1890?]
67
London & County Banking Company
A couple of hundred just to go with
1900
68
Love has triumphed
mid-19th century
69
[Victorian pop-up Valentines Card]
[approximately 1875]
70
Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)
[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]
1828
71
[3 postcards from the Franco-British Exhibition]
[1908]
72
In ever loving memory of William George Banks
1928
73
In loving memory of Herbert, eldest son of Henry and Sarah Adlington, (of Croft House, Ripley,)
1896
74
Valentine card
mid-19th century
75
Armer's (Flookborough, England]
Armer's, Flookborough
[early 19th century]
76
Walter, John
A tour in North Wales
1817
77
United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps (London, England)
Eleventh anniversary of the United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps
1836
78
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise
[Permit for Thomas Cooper to receive one cask of foreign brandy, 1809]
1809
79
Leighton, Clare, 1898–1989
Clare Leighton collection,
1949-1953
80
Royal Academy (Gosport, England)
Bill for school expenses from the Royal Academy for Lord Augustus Beauclerk
August 2nd, 1834
81
Eastwood and Taylor (Firm)
Eastwood and Taylor
[approximately 1870]
82
Wenger, Albert Francis, 1837 or 1838–1924
Photograph album of pottery manufactured by Albert Wenger
1888
83
Album of British grasses
circa 1800
84
John Thridgould & Co.
Rock me to sleep Teddy
[approximately 1905]
85
Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden
[early 19th century]
86
Alexander McBean & Sons
Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness
1900
87
Silver & Co. (London, England)
Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert
1825
88
Simpson's-in-the-Strand
Simpson's in-the-Strand, Grand Divan Tavern
1960
89
Bill for assorted coats, hose, and other clothing
1673
90
William's return
[18th century]
91
Barrett, B., Mr., active 1847
Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth
1847
92
Tamabayashi, Chisato, 1975–
Plunge
[2010]
93
J. Grossmith & Son
Phul-nana perfume
[ca. 1926?]
94
Whitehaven and West Cumberland steeplechase, hurdle, & hunters' flat race meeting
1890
95
M. &. H. Corps
Billhead recording purchase by Mrs. Harman from M. & H. Corps
[1848]
96
Luxmoore, Mary
Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay
circa 1830
97
Whitbread and Company
The Harrow, Wateringbury
[between 1949 and 1955]
98
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth
approximately 1798-1799
99
Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society
Scottish Widows' Fund Mutual LIfe Assurance Society
[approximately 1914]
100
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Programme of events, Monday August 22nd, 1955
1955
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