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Rare Books and Manuscripts
8,878
Reference Library
38
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
117
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
92
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Britton, John, 1771–1857
51
Phillips, H., -1840
38
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
32
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
30
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
26
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
24
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
23
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
22
Burnet, John, 1784–1868
21
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
21
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
21
Morris, William, 1834–1896
20
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
19
Combe, William, 1742–1823
18
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872
18
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8,878
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
38
Image Use
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8,813
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65
New Additions
2023-2024
15
Classification
Books
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Creator Gender
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Period
19th century
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20th century
54
18th century
48
17th century
15
16th century
10
15th century
8
Work Type
wood engraving
1,336
lithograph
892
aquatint
809
auction catalog
630
engraving
533
chromolithograph
428
etching
242
chromoxylograph
215
armorial bookplates (provenance)
184
steel engraving
173
drawing book
167
ephemera
162
publisher's advertisement
121
lithotint
116
catalog
115
publishers' advertisement
110
soft-ground etching
109
prospectuse
106
advertisement
102
stipple engraving
100
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Subject Terms
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
562
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
558
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
483
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
363
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
300
London Institution -- Ownership.
234
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
234
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
229
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
160
Drawing -- Technique.
151
Drawing books -- Specimens.
148
Satire, English.
133
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
131
Voyages and travels.
126
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
108
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
106
Drawing, European -- Catalogs.
106
Ross, David and Judith -- Provenance.
105
Drawing, British -- Catalogs.
104
Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate.
94
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Subject Period
19th century
873
18th century
72
20th century
39
17th century
18
16th century
16
15th century
9
11th century
2
12th century
2
15th and 16th centuries
2
Alfred, 871-899
2
To 500
2
13th century
1
18h century
1
19h century
1
6th century
1
Silurian
1
To 332 B. C
1
To 332 B.C
1
[18--]
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
1,563
England
1,051
London
705
London (England)
211
Edinburgh (Scotland)
152
France
129
Italy
93
United States
90
Scotland
89
Edinburgh
85
India
75
Europe
56
Oxford (England)
54
Glasgow (Scotland)
47
Hammersmith
47
Ireland
47
Wales
47
Brighton (England)
43
Egypt
42
Middle East
40
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
41
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
26
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
23
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
21
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
21
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
20
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
20
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
19
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
19
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
17
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Britton, John, 1771–1857
16
Raphael, 1483–1520
16
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
15
Jesus Christ
13
Franklin, John, 1786–1847
12
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
12
Glover, John, 1767–1849
12
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830
12
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669
12
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
106
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
59
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
24
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
12
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
10
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
9
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
8
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
6
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
5
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
3
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
2
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
1
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
1
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
1
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
1
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
1
Lure of the East - British Orientalist Painting (Pera Museum, 2008-09-26 - 2009-01-11)
1
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
150
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
89
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
72
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
22
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 Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
18
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elizabeth and Horace Tower in memory of Cynthia Gay Wright
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Coleman O. Parsons, Yale PhD 1931
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bert Boyson
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Alicia Faxon in memory of Richard B. Faxon, Yale BA 1949
10
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
9
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hilda Lease Jay.
8
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
8
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John E. Hankins
6
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jane L. Jervis, Ph.D. 1978.
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Ryskamp
3
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Language
English
8,384
French
225
German
50
Latin
37
Italian
22
Dutch
6
Swedish
5
Undetermined
5
Russian
4
Spanish
4
Scots
3
Multiple languages
2
Danish
1
Efik
1
English, Middle (1100-1500)
1
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
1
Hebrew
1
Norwegian
1
Polish
1
Portuguese
1
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Armer's (Flookborough, England]
Armer's, Flookborough
[early 19th century]
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Society of Dilettanti (London, England)
Antiquities of Ionia,
1769-1915
3
Dison & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Dison & Co., lace manufacturers
[circa 1850?]
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John R. Purssell & Comp.
John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey
[between 1850 and 1875?]
5
Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879. Admit one
1879
6
Breame, James, born 1793 or 1794
Half a cwt. of coals, James Breame's warehouse, near the bridge
[approximately 1845]
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[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]
2d Novr. 1773
8
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer
[between 1810 and 1821]
9
J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c.
[1850?]
10
Gilks, Edward, 1822?-
Edward Gilks, ornamental designer
[1840?]
11
Lever Brothers Ltd.
Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap
[approximately 1894?]
12
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Prize medal of the Exhibition
1851
13
United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps (London, England)
Eleventh anniversary of the United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps
1836
14
Mr. Ingham, general dealer, Sheffield
[approximately 1840?]
15
Black Lion Inn (Scarthingmoor, England)
[Inn tally for food and drink at the Black Lion Inn, Scarthingmoor]
[early 19th century]
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