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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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20,169
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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Unavailable
19,508
Available
661
New Additions
2023-2024
157
Classification
Books
16,312
Archives & Manuscripts
736
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
657
Prints
643
Maps & Atlas (printed)
432
Music (printed)
243
Articles & Chapters
185
Periodicals
180
Drawings & Watercolors
136
Postcards
127
Photographs
116
Visual Materials
65
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
36
Musical Sound Recordings
6
Videos
6
Paintings
3
Computer Files
1
Dissertations & Theses
1
Kits
1
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20,169
Period
19th century
11,044
20th century
4,032
18th century
2,514
21st century
902
17th century
484
15th century
308
16th century
173
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
1,035
artists' book
898
auction catalog
775
chromolithograph
649
etching
543
map
419
woodcut
408
armorial bookplates (provenance)
352
accordion fold format (binding)
327
private press books (publishing)
315
photograph
312
exhibition catalog
305
photomechanical print
302
recreation
295
drawing book
268
memorial card
261
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
856
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
Incunabula in Yale Library.
279
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Grief.
264
Drawing -- Technique.
249
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
231
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
229
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Women in natural history.
211
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
188
Satire, English.
183
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
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
4,356
England
1,944
London
1,168
London (England)
481
France
304
United States
242
Italy
215
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
Jesus Christ
32
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
32
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)
54
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
17,470
French
530
Latin
356
German
263
Italian
131
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
Portuguese
5
Russian
5
Danish
4
Efik
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Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
2
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936
The absent minded beggar
c1899
3
Waldie, Mrs., active 1808
Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde
1808
4
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker
[1850?]
5
A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too
mid-19th century
6
First lessons in plain sewing for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
7
Sage, John (Painter)
J. Sage
[approximately 1830]
8
Yelloly, Sophia Mary, 1811–1840
Yelloly family watercolor albums
1827-1839
9
Potter, John (Hatter)
Potter, No. 22, Old Bond Street, late foreman to Mr. Breach, hatter to Their Majesties
[approximately 1816]
10
Dempsey & Carroll
Prince Albert
between 1878 and 1900?
11
British Fire Office (London, England)
[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
March 1st, 1808
12
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
13
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world
[ca. 1820]
14
In sacred memory of the victims of the great explosion in the East End of London on Friday evening, January, 19th, 1917
1917
15
London & County Banking Company
A couple of hundred just to go with
1900
16
Literary and Scientific Mechanics' Institute (Hull, England)
Hull Mechanics' Institute
[1845]
17
Roche, Patrick (Bootmaker)
Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool
1850
18
Sacred to the memory of the heroes slain in the Battles of Alma, Inkerman, & The Eastern War
[approximately 1854]
19
C. P. A. F
Album of cut-paper flowers
1842-1849
20
Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England)
Crystal Palace season ticket, 1855
[1855]
21
Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff
4th November, 1812
22
Morrison, S. G.
[Billhead of S.G. Morrison, general merchant in Fraserburgh, for purchases made by Mr. Bird, 1911 : with advertisement for Lipton's Tea]
1911
23
Osborn, Joseph (Maltster)
[Billhead of Joseph Osborn, maltster, for purchases made by H. Brandreth, 1848]
1848
24
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people
[approximately 1850]
25
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer
[between 1810 and 1821]
26
Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
27
J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c.
[1850?]
28
Royal Navy & Military Tournament
[approximately 1910]
29
Documents concerning "James II receiving the mathematical scholars of Christ's Hospital"
1837
30
J. Christie & Son (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Billhead of J. Christie & Son, Edinburgh clothiers, for purchases by Joseph Markland, 1850
1850
31
An artistic calendar
[approximately 1950?]
32
For the information of travellers passing through the Turnpike Gates at Strood, and on the New Road, near Rochester
May 1792
33
Kindergarten and transition class
[approximately 1900]
34
Dick, James Nicholas, 1832–1920
Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer
1853-1898
35
Lydiat, Anne
Without
[1999]
36
I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
37
We must be united!
mid-19th century
38
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Prize medal of the Exhibition
1851
39
Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent
mid-19th century
40
Dilnot, John
[Set of three postcards made to accompany "Estate : a book of collected drawings."]
1991
41
Martini, Francesco di Giorgio, 1439–1502
Trattato di architectura civile e militare
not after 1521
42
Jones, Daniel (Ship chandler)
Bot. of Daniel Jones, sail maker, ship chandler
[approximately 1870?]
43
Silver & Co. (London, England)
Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert
1825
44
Tamabayashi, Chisato, 1975–
Plunge
[2010]
45
Notebook of recipes and taxidermic instructions
1830-1834
46
Muriel, Catharine
Catharine Muriel commonplace book
1825-circa 1840
47
Herring, Francis M.
[Billhead of Francis M. Herring, chemist]
1849
48
Trollope, Robert, -1686
Osbourne's Fort
1676
49
My heart is where thou art!
mid-19th century
50
In affectionate remembrance of Isabella, the beloved wife of James Clark, of Camerton
1898
51
In affectionate remembrance of John Farres, who died November 5th, 1885
1885
52
Crompton, Henrietta Matilda, 1793–1881
North & south Devonshire
1840
53
Jersey algae
1860
54
Mintons Ltd
Minton English bone china
[between 1960 and 1980]
55
Rook, Anne
Virtual orchard
2009
56
Festival of Britain (1951 : Great Britain)
Britain at home to the world
1951
57
Of your charity pray for the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Anne, Dowager Lady Dormer
1883
58
Pierce, Constance, born 1946
Sketchbook,
1995
59
In loving memory of Emily Clifford, dearly beloved wife of George Clifford
1905
60
Wainwright and Watkins (Firm : Hereford, England)
[Bill from Wainwright and Watkins for Sir J.G. Cotterell, 1812]
1812
61
Happy may they birthday be
[1880?]
62
Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden
[early 19th century]
63
Simpson's-in-the-Strand
Simpson's in-the-Strand, Grand Divan Tavern
1960
64
Alexander McBean & Sons
Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness
1900
65
Bill for assorted coats, hose, and other clothing
1673
66
William's return
[18th century]
67
Barrett, B., Mr., active 1847
Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth
1847
68
Wood, Charles H., fl. 1840–1870
[Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship]
[ca. 1859]
69
The particulars and inventories of the estates of the sub-governor, deputy governor, and directors of the South-sea company
1721
70
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Father's garden
1989
71
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
Journal in Portugal, Spain and France
1812-1814
72
Marlborough Coffee House (London, England)
A catalogue of curious and true original pictures, by the best Italian and other masters
[1712]
73
Holmes & Griffin (Firm : London, England)
[Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]
1788
74
King's Lodge Academy (Exeter, England)
Bill for school expenses at King's Lodge Academy, Exeter, to be paid to the Messrs. Quicke
1850
75
Rose, Richard, 1728–1770
A journal of a voyage to Madrass
1761
76
Fenton, Ellen, b. ca. 1813
Ellen Fenton diaries
1854-1862
77
Bugle Hotel (Newport, England)
Bugle Hotel, Newport, Isle of Wight
[late 19th century]
78
J. Lyons & Company
Menu
1934
79
Osborn, Joseph (Draper)
[Billhead recording cloth purchases from Joseph Osborn, linen and woollen draper, Dunstable]
[approximately 1850?]
80
Specimens of articles in common use
between 1840 and 1860?
81
Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks
1805-1822
82
Vindin, John, 1795–1852
[Billheads of John Vindin, oil & colourman, Knightsbridge for purchases by Mr. Gibbs, 1823]
1823
83
Album of drawings after John Flaxman's illustrations for The divine comedy, as engraved by Étienne Achille Reveil
not before 1833
84
Smith, J. (John), 1652–1743
[ A Ballad singer
[1680?]
85
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Children's tea party held on board R.M.S. "Ivernia"
1955
86
Cracknall, James
Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1830
1830
87
[Panorama of popular printed images]
[circa 1680]
88
Queen Hotel (Chester, England)
Queen Hotel
[188-?]
89
In affectionate remembrance of Frances Stenning
1874
90
Sheffield General Cemetery Company (Sheffield, England), creator
Grant of exclusive right of burial
1864
91
[Silver metallic cut paper album card]
[approximately 1880]
92
Phillips, Nicholas
Four details from a suit of armour
[1979]
93
Rook, Anne
Apple story
2016
94
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868
The paths of life
[circa 1840]
95
The wonders of the world
[ca. 1843]
96
Furness, F.
F. Furness, painter and gilder
[between 1826 and 1840?]
97
Letters of administration of William Morgan
1781
98
Gulflocher, Leopolde
Leopolde Gulflocher, sculpteur en marbre et albatre
[approximately 1815]
99
The repository of arts, literature, fashions, &c
[1809-1829]
100
[Tax bill for Samuel Staneforth Esqr of Attercliff [illegible] Darnall, dated July 12, 1814]
1814
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