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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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20,180
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
42
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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20,180
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
175
Image Use
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20,180
Image Available
Unavailable
19,513
Available
667
New Additions
2023-2024
158
Classification
Books
16,334
Archives & Manuscripts
736
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
656
Prints
643
Maps & Atlas (printed)
432
Music (printed)
243
Periodicals
180
Articles & Chapters
174
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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20,180
Period
19th century
11,050
20th century
4,032
18th century
2,512
21st century
902
17th century
484
15th century
320
16th century
177
14th century
2
13th century
1
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
22
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
1,809
engraving
1,318
lithograph
1,214
ephemera
1,090
aquatint
1,035
artists' book
898
auction catalog
775
chromolithograph
649
etching
544
woodcut
424
map
421
armorial bookplates (provenance)
352
accordion fold format (binding)
327
private press books (publishing)
315
photograph
312
exhibition catalog
305
photomechanical print
302
recreation
294
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.
418
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
339
Incunabula in Yale Library.
295
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
284
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Grief.
264
Drawing -- Technique.
249
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
248
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
1,400
20th century
503
18th century
308
17th century
88
16th century
59
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
4,357
England
1,945
London
1,168
London (England)
481
France
304
United States
241
Italy
216
Edinburgh (Scotland)
188
Scotland
183
Europe
127
Edinburgh
124
Ireland
122
India
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)
86
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
17,476
French
532
Latin
367
German
266
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
Valentine card
mid-19th century
3
Valentine card
mid-19th century
4
Love has triumphed
mid-19th century
5
T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you
mid-19th century
6
A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too
mid-19th century
7
Reid, Jane Caroline, 1797–1834
Sketchbook of figures, cattle, and views in Kolkata
between 1821 and 1831
8
A faithful tribute of affection! To my love
mid-19th century
9
I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
10
We must be united!
mid-19th century
11
The gift receive the deed approved ..
mid-19th century
12
Dearest name thee happy time that I in truth may all you mine
mid-19th century
13
Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent
mid-19th century
14
My heart is where thou art!
mid-19th century
15
When the hearts feeling burns with concealing, oh, what an anguish silent to languish
mid-19th century
16
I am thine love
mid-19th century
17
Album of drawings
ca. 1900-1903
18
Oh speed fair sun! Thy face divine and bring my love to me
mid-19th century
19
A love, pure and ardent to thee I declare ..
mid-19th century
20
Dearest name the happy time, that I in truth may call you mine
mid-19th century
21
Gilmour, Chris, 1973–
Lambretta Li 125
2004
22
I wait a return of thy love
mid-19th century
23
May mutual loves count us blest
mid-19th century
24
A tribute to beautiful love!
1844
25
By penning these misc lines, to prove a pledge of my unceasing love ..
mid-19th century
26
This small tribute, dearest, take keep it for thy lovers sake ..
mid-19th century
27
How sweet upon the features of the one we hold most dear ..
mid-19th century
28
To my pretty Valentine!
mid-19th century
29
Portraits of Cape Town figures
ca. 1828
30
To my Valentine
mid-19th century
31
The language of the flowers is but useless here to tell ..
mid-19th century
32
Barmby, Julia Maria, 1823–1892
Julia Maria Barmby and Charlotte Elizabeth Barmby commonplace books
ca. 1844-1865
33
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
Mary Linwood letter, to an unidentified recipient, July 27, about trilobite and fossil specimens she has obtained
circa 1830? July 27
34
My heart is truly thine, dear Valentine
mid-19th century
35
I live for thee only
mid-19th century
36
Happy is her most truly so for whom you heart does beat
mid-19th century
37
By nature formed to be the lover's flower ..
mid-19th century
38
My memory holds thy form in view ..
mid-19th century
39
A token of faithful love! To my dearest Valentine!
mid-19th century
40
W. Burt scrapbook
1820s?-1867 (bulk 1820s)
41
Thou art my life, my love my heart. Thou art the world. And if thy will show .... I'll do it or die for thee
mid-19th century
42
Model of HMS Victory
2018
43
To her I love
mid-19th century
44
Cupid'a ariel ship
mid-19th century
45
Thou are all I wish
mid-19th century
46
Jerningham, Hubert E. H., 1842–1914
Wedding tour
1874-1875
47
Oh! Woe is me. My tender heart is pierced with cupid's fatal dart ..
mid-19th century
48
Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves be twined
mid-19th century
49
I will love thee ever dearly
mid-19th century
50
The beauteous flower which now I see, a simple tale doth tell ..
mid-19th century
51
Amid'st a meadow green and gay ..
mid-19th century
52
If truest love can gain respect I may a mutual love expect ..
mid-19th century
53
St. Valentine's Day at length is here to lovers still held dear
mid-19th century
54
Will you share these with me?
mid-19th century
55
Gilmour, Chris, 1973–
Moka
2004
56
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people
[approximately 1850]
57
Waldie, Mrs., active 1808
Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde
1808
58
Open house London
[2011]
59
First lessons in plain sewing for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
60
Underwood & Underwood
Sun Sculpture stereoscope
not before 1901
61
Castell Brothers (Firm : London, England)
May Christmas bring you many blessings
[1880?]
62
Office Anthem
[approximately 193-?]
63
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936
The absent minded beggar
c1899
64
Black Lion Inn (Scarthingmoor, England)
[Inn tally for food and drink at the Black Lion Inn, Scarthingmoor]
[early 19th century]
65
George Wostenholm & Son (Sheffield, England)
Geo. Wostenholm & Son's, Ltd.
[not before 1875]
66
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker
[1850?]
67
In memory of the late John Distance
1854
68
Tobin, George, 1768–1838
Views in St. Helena
[Nov. 1, 1815]
69
Sedgwick, James
Billhead of James Sedgwick, Manchester clothier, for purchases by John Davenport, 1811
1811
70
Hearne, John, 1795 or 6–1849
John Hearne commonplace book
1820-1849
71
Vouillon & Laure (Firm : London, England)
Billhead of Vouillon & Laure, clothiers, London, for purchases by Mrs. H.H. Creed
1837
72
Sacred to the memory of H.R.H. Prince Albert, Consort of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
1861
73
Hebblewhite, John Thomas, active 1835
Bill for school expenses from Hacconby School, for Mr. Bavin
1835
74
Signet ring, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
75
Wolstenholme, Joseph (Metalworker)
J. Wolstenholme's best Britannia metal
[between 1830 and 1840]
76
Daveluy, Édouard, 1812–1894
J. B. Peeters Chopin
[1840s?]
77
Kölderer, Jörg, d. 1540
Maximiliani König Zeughauss
between 1504 and 1508
78
Westminster Hotel (Chester, England)
The Westminster Hotel
[189-?]
79
Probert, John, active 1764
A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr. and his Lady
1767
80
Valentine card
[approximately 1859]
81
Officer's photograph album of British military hospitals and camps
1917-1918
82
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Follow the river
2015-2017
83
Lawrence & Co. (London, England)
Lawrence & Co.'s cheap clothing establishment
[not before 1882]
84
J.S. Moss & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Billhead of J.S. Moss & Son, draper and general outfitter, Manchester
1881
85
National Panorama (London, England)
National Panorama, 21, York Street, Westminster
[1883?]
86
[Valentines card]
[approximately 1870]
87
Hyakunin isshu karuta
late 18th century?
88
Pollard, G.
Letter
1928 April 13th
89
Henderson, F. (Clothier)
[Billhead of F. Henderson, clothier & outfitter, recording purchases by Mr. G. Duncan, Imperial Hotel, 1888]
1888
90
Field, William, 1854–1932
William Field scrapbook
1895
91
Forty chess problems
circa 1450
92
Bosford, J., active 1850
J. Bosford, bookseller
[approximately 1850?]
93
King's Arms & Castle Hotel (Kenilworth, England)
King's Arms & Castle Hotel
[May 15th, 1891]
94
William Stevenson Owen, judge
between 1884 and 1909
95
Webb, John, 1611–1672
John Webb account book
1630s
96
Bonnell, Mandy
Antmothbeetlemillipedespider
2006
97
J. Cardno & Co. (Fraserburgh, Scotland)
[Billhead of J. Cardno & Co., grocers in Fraserburgh, Scotland, recording purchases by Mr. Cheyne, 1913
1913
98
Burns, Robert, 1759–1796
The soldier's return
[1793]
99
With love and good wishes for a happy New Year
[1880?]
100
Drawing folder with watercolors
ca. 1850
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