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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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16,306
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
41
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
34
Sackett, Colin
34
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
33
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
31
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
31
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
30
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
29
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
29
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
27
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
27
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936
On-site Access
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16,306
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
162
Image Use
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16,306
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Unavailable
16,156
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150
New Additions
2023-2024
37
Classification
Books
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16,306
Creator Gender
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16,306
Period
19th century
8,875
20th century
3,065
18th century
2,109
21st century
701
17th century
348
15th century
286
16th century
135
13th century
1
14th century
1
Work Type
wood engraving
1,719
engraving
960
aquatint
941
lithograph
924
auction catalog
774
artists' book
747
chromolithograph
454
etching
417
woodcut
373
ephemera
372
armorial bookplates (provenance)
328
private press books (publishing)
315
exhibition catalog
294
drawing book
249
incunabula
236
accordion fold format (binding)
231
chromoxylograph
227
fragments (object portions)
221
photomechanical print
215
steel engraving
175
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Artists' books -- Great Britain.
690
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
669
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.
309
Incunabula in Yale Library.
271
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Drawing -- Technique.
231
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
223
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
169
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
166
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
160
Drawing books -- Specimens.
158
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
154
Satire, English.
154
Fox hunting.
146
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Subject Period
19th century
971
20th century
323
18th century
224
17th century
74
16th century
53
21st century
27
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
To 500
2
To 510 B.C
2
16th-18th centuries
1
17th cenury
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
2,960
England
1,681
London
1,092
London (England)
334
France
224
United States
204
Edinburgh (Scotland)
172
Italy
164
Scotland
140
Edinburgh
114
Ireland
99
India
93
Oxford (England)
87
Europe
85
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Wales
69
Germany
55
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
Jesus Christ
29
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
28
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
28
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
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
19
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)
70
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
45
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
41
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
34
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
26
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)
11
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.
87
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
68
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
52
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
38
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
30
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
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
14,032
French
436
Latin
285
German
208
Italian
113
Dutch
35
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
3
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First lessons in plain sewing for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
2
Wm Walker & Son (Firm)
Wm. Walker & Son
1891
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Valentine card
[approximately 1859]
4
Hassall, John, 1868–1948
Grosvenor House, July 25th, 1916
1916
5
Office Anthem
[approximately 193-?]
6
South Bank Centre
Summer of smiles
2011
7
Lever Brothers Ltd.
Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap
[approximately 1894?]
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Kindergarten and transition class
[approximately 1900]
9
In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks
[1904]
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Little Red Riding Hood
[approximately 1880]
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Memento of the Mission for Children and Young People hald at Eastbourne
[approximately 1890]
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The New album of Waverly views
[approximately 1850]
13
Festival of Britain (1951 : Great Britain)
Britain at home to the world
1951
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Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Follow the river
2015-2017
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Rook, Anne
Apple story
2016
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