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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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16,155
Reference Library
162
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
99
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
51
Phillips, H., -1840
45
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Dilnot, John
37
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
34
Sackett, Colin
34
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
33
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
31
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
30
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
29
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
28
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
27
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
27
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
26
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16,155
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162
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16,151
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4
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2023-2024
35
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Books
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16,155
Period
19th century
8,817
20th century
3,018
18th century
2,102
21st century
674
17th century
349
15th century
261
16th century
136
13th century
1
14th century
1
Work Type
wood engraving
1,710
engraving
951
aquatint
940
lithograph
921
auction catalog
773
artists' book
719
chromolithograph
446
etching
416
woodcut
345
armorial bookplates (provenance)
328
private press books (publishing)
314
ephemera
298
exhibition catalog
294
drawing book
251
chromoxylograph
226
accordion fold format (binding)
216
incunabula
211
photomechanical print
211
fragments (object portions)
194
steel engraving
175
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Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
669
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
663
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
662
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770-1859 -- Bookplate.
600
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
442
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779-1845 -- Autograph.
339
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
307
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Incunabula in Yale Library.
247
Drawing -- Technique.
233
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
225
Werther, Frederick, 1881- -- Ownership.
197
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
169
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
166
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
160
Drawing books -- Specimens.
158
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
156
Satire, English.
152
Fox hunting.
146
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Subject Period
19th century
951
20th century
312
18th century
223
17th century
74
16th century
53
21st century
27
15th century
24
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
To 500
2
To 510 B.C
2
16th-18th centuries
1
17th cenury
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
2,892
England
1,667
London
1,083
London (England)
324
France
223
United States
204
Edinburgh (Scotland)
171
Italy
165
Scotland
140
Edinburgh
114
Ireland
97
India
93
Oxford (England)
86
Europe
85
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Wales
69
Germany
54
Glasgow (Scotland)
52
Spain
52
Middle East
50
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
64
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
36
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
28
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
28
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
26
Jesus Christ
26
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
26
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
26
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
25
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
22
Raphael, 1483–1520
22
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
22
Shirley Smith, Richard
21
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
18
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Britton, John, 1771–1857
16
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669
16
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
15
Blake, William, 1757–1827
14
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
14
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
120
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
69
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
42
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
35
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
25
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
25
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
13
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
12
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
12
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
10
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
8
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
4
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
3
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
3
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
3
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
2
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
2
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
2
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009)
2
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016)
2
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
158
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
122
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
89
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
86
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
56
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
49
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
36
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
25
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Judy Sirota Rosenthal and Philip B. Rosenthal, Yale BA 1967, MA 1970, PhD 1974
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
17
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bert Boyson
16
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elizabeth and Horace Tower in memory of Cynthia Gay Wright
15
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Language
English
13,896
French
436
Latin
271
German
204
Italian
109
Dutch
33
Undetermined
13
Spanish
12
Welsh
9
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
8
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
7
English, Middle (1100-1500)
6
Swedish
6
Multiple languages
5
Portuguese
5
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
4
Japanese
4
Low German
4
Russian
4
Scots
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Chalmers, Patrick R. (Patrick Reginald), 1872–1942
"A dozen dogs or so"
1928
2
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
"All the world's a cheese!"
1851
3
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma"
1858
4
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma," or, The richest commoner in England
[1888]
5
"Baxter" colour prints
1909
6
Gough, E. W. (Edward W.)
"Centaur," or, The "turn out"
1878
7
Leech, John, 1817–1864
"Coming home"
[1851]
8
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Hawbuck Grange," or, The sporting adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq.
[1888?]
9
Forbes, W. B
"Hounds, Gentlemen, please!"
1910
10
London Association for the Blind
"I am blind."
[approximately 1930]
11
Lyon, W. E. (William Edgar)
"In my opinion--" ;
1928
12
Kent Argus (Ramsgate, England)
"Kent Argus" office specimen types
[approximately 1896]
13
Cunard White Star, ltd
"Mauretania"
[1938]
14
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Modern painters"
1888
15
Gilbert & George
"Oh, the grand old Duke of York"
c1996
16
"Organizing a foxhunting country"
1976
17
Liberty & Co.
"Orientals" Swimming Club's annual dinner held at the St. Stephen's Restaurant, Bridge Street, Westminster 7th March 1887
[1887]
18
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Our fathers have told us"
1884
19
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811–1863
"Our street."
1848
20
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Plain or ringlets?"
1860
21
Ross, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1842?-1897
"Stage whispers" and "shouts without"
[1882]
22
Dunn, Nathan, 1782–1844
"Ten thousand Chinese things."
1844
23
Cutts, Simon, 1944–
"The allies"
1973
24
W. B. Fordham & Sons Limited (London, England)
"The Easy" sign marker, for making display signs of all kinds
[not before 1898]
25
Mayhew, Augustus, 1826–1875
"The greatest plague of life", or, The adventures of a lady in search of a good servant
[1847]
26
Sheddon, Diana Maud Nina (FitzRey), 1898– Lady
"To whom the goddess.."
[1932]
27
"Traffic signs and signals" by Gaul
[1966]
28
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Unto this last"
1862
29
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778–1868
"We can't afford it!"
1835
30
Stewart, F. A. (Frank Algernon), 1877–
'Cross country with hounds
c1936
31
Payne, Charlie Johnson, 1884–1967
'Osses and obstacles
1935
32
Sackett, Colin
'ticket'
2012
33
Lowry, Howard Foster, 1901–1967
'What was, and is, and will abide ...'
1943
34
Low, David, Sir, 1891–1963
'With all faults'
1973
35
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
-'S wings, -'s wings
1998]
36
Rindl, Deb
--and half a dozen of the other
1998]
37
Vesey-FitzGerald, Brian Seymour, 1900–
... British game,
[1946]
38
Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques, 1757–1810
... Costumes des représentans du peuple,
1795
39
Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques, 1757–1810
... Costumes des représentans du peuple,
1796
40
Harewood, Henry George Charles Lascelles, Earl of, 1882–1947
... Flat racing,
[1940]
41
Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776–1858
... History of Castle Ashby
1841
42
Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776–1858
... History of Hardwicke Hall
1835
43
Spicer, Charles William
... History of Warwick Castle
1844
44
Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776–1858
... History of Woburn Abbey
1833
45
Trollope, Anthony, 1815–1882
... Hunting sketches,
1929
46
Spencer, Sydney
... Mountaineering,
[1934]
47
France. Sovereign (1824–1830 : Charles X)
... Ordonnance du roi, du 6 décembre 1829
1829
48
Grüner, Ludwig, 1801–1882
... Specimens of ornamental art,
1850
49
Bishop, John George
... The Brighton pavilion and its royal and municipal associations
1900
50
Bishop, John George
... The Brighton pavilion and its royal associations
1897
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