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Reference Library
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Sotheby's Belgravia (Firm)
150
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Karl Baedeker (Firm)
82
Arts Council of Great Britain
70
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
68
Ward, Lock & Co
64
Tate Gallery
63
Blake, William, 1757–1827
58
Fine Art Society
53
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
50
Pevsner, Nikolaus, Sir, 1902–
48
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
45
National Trust (Great Britain)
41
Mee, Arthur, 1875–1943
38
National Gallery (Great Britain)
38
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
31
Walker Art Gallery
31
Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd
29
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
29
Chancellor, E. Beresford (Edwin Beresford), 1868–1937
28
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21,474
Articles & Chapters
1,259
Periodicals
436
Videos
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Maps & Atlas (printed)
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exhibition catalog
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history
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auction catalogue
111
catalog
86
auction catalog
85
exhibition catalogue
38
periodical
30
biographie
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annotations (provenance)
25
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24
guidebook
24
pictorial work
22
criticism, interpretation, etc
14
booksellers' labels (provenance)
11
publishers' advertisement
11
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10
personal correspondence
9
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Painting, European -- Catalogs.
321
Hilles, Frederick Whiley, 1900– -- Provenance (BAC,REF)
253
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
230
Art, British -- Exhibitions.
225
Rare books -- Catalogs.
183
Art, Victorian -- Catalogs.
150
Painting, British -- Exhibitions.
141
Blake, William, 1757–1827.
136
Painting, Victorian -- Catalogs.
136
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851.
134
Auction catalogs.
129
Drawing, British -- Catalogs.
125
Great Britain.
123
Watercolor painting, Victorian -- Catalogs.
121
Drawing, Victorian -- Catalogs.
116
Furniture -- Catalogs.
116
Watercolor painting -- Catalogs.
115
Art, British -- Catalogs.
114
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs.
109
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions.
108
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19th century
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20th century
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18th century
589
17th century
402
16th century
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Justinian I, 527-565
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Great Britain
2,919
England
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London (England)
523
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476
Scotland
345
United States
219
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109
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105
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88
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47
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41
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38
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36
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35
Devon (England)
34
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Blake, William, 1757–1827
286
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
247
Constable, John, 1776–1837
116
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
109
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
96
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
89
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
85
Morris, William, 1834–1896
78
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
76
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
76
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903
74
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
57
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
53
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974
52
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992
50
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882
49
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
45
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942
44
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898
43
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
43
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules David Prown.
145
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David A. Richards.
36
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John Coplans Trust.
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Scott Wilcox.
15
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Steve Parks.
14
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mary E. Oake.
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules Prown.
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John Herzog.
10
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joanna Martin.
8
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lisa Ford.
8
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellie Hughes.
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lois Sevenni and Enrique Foster Gittes.
3
Yale Center for British Art, BAC,REF: Copy 1 is a gift of Paul Mellon and copy 2 is a gift of Jules David Prown.
2
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Paul Mellon.
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Yale Center for British Art, Copy 2 is a gift of Jules David Prown.
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Duncan Robinson.
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gillian Forrester.
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English
22,188
German
265
French
233
Italian
87
Dutch
36
Spanish
30
Japanese
27
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Russian
19
Undetermined
17
Latin
11
Welsh
8
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Newbery, Thomas, fl.1563
A booke in Englysh metre,
1910
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Sachs, Hans, 1494–1576
The book of trades (Ständebuch)
[1973]
3
Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604
A sparke of frendship and warme goodwill, that shewes the effect of trve affection and Vnfoldes the fineneffe of this world
1978
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Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528–
The gardeners labyrinth
1982
5
Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo, 1538–1600
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge
1969
6
Stow, John, 1525?-1605
A survey of London,
1908
7
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
The English husbandman
1982
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Braun, Georg, 1540 or 1541–1622
Civitates orbis terrarum,
1966 [c1965]
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Lawson, William, active 1618
A new orchard and garden
1982
10
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories & tragedies
1954
11
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
A prospect of the most famous parts of the world
1966
12
Caus, Isaac de, 1590–1648
Wilton garden ; New and rare inventions of waterworks
1982
13
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571–1638
Blaeu's Atlas of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
[1970]
14
Bray, Dirk de, 17th cent
A short introduction in the binding of books
1977
15
Worlidge, John, fl. 1669–1698
Systema horti-culturae, or, The art of gardening
1982
16
Nourse, Timothy, d. 1699
Campania foelix
1982
17
Elsum, John, fl. 1700–1705
The art of painting after the Italian manner
1703
18
Gentil, François
The retir'd gard'ner
1982
19
Kip, Johannes, 1653–1722
Britannia illustrata
c1984
20
Campbell, Colen, 1676–1729
Vitruvius Britannicus
2007
21
Lens, Bernard, 1682–1740
The exact dress of the head, 1725
1970
22
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
New principles of gardening
1982
23
Switzer, Stephen, 1682?-1745
An introduction to a general system of hydrostaticks and hydraulicks, philosophical and practical
1982
24
Twelve months of flowers
1982?]
25
Britannia depicta, or, Ogilby improved road atlas of England and Wales 1731
1979
26
The Gardens at Stowe
1982
27
Serle, John
A plan of Mr. Pope's garden
1982
28
The Case of designers, engravers, etchers, &c.
Reprinted 1975
29
Nivelon, François
The rudiments of genteel behavior
2003
30
An Essay upon harmony as it relates chiefly to situation and building
1982
31
Collins, William, 1721–1759
Odes on several descriptive and allegoric subjects
1926]
32
Attiret, Jean Denis, 1702–1768
A particular account of the Emperor of China's gardens, near Pekin
1982
33
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718–1779
The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director
2005
34
Rouquet, Jean André, 1701–1758
The present state of the arts in England,
1970
35
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
A dictionary of the English language
1983
36
Swan, Abraham
The British architect
1967
37
Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (Great Britain)
A catalogue of the pictures, sculptures, models, drawings, prints etc. of the present artists
1760-[1764]
38
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718–1779
The gentleman & cabinet-maker's director
[1966]
39
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant ..
1972]
40
Stuart, James, 1713–1788
The antiqvities of Athens, measvred and delineated
1968-
41
Wood, John, 1704–1754
A description of Bath, 1765
1969
42
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim, 1717–1768
Reflections on the painting and sculpture of the Greeks
2013
43
Donne, Benjamin, 1729–1798
A map of the County of Devon, 1765
1965
44
Martyn, Thomas, 1735–1825
The English connoisseur
1968
45
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts
46
West, James, 1704?-1773
A catalogue of the large and capital collection of pictures by the most admired Italian, Flemish and Dutch masters
1773
47
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Sayer & Bennett's catalogue of prints for 1775
1970
48
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Observations on the Highlands of Scotland
1973
49
Heely, Joseph
Letters on the beauties of Hagley, Envil, and the Leasowes
1982
50
Boswell, James, 1740–1795
The hypochondriack,
1928
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