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Rare Books and Manuscripts
9,362
Reference Library
38
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
117
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
99
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Britton, John, 1771–1857
55
Phillips, H., -1840
38
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
33
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
31
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
30
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
28
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
25
Morris, William, 1834–1896
23
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
22
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
22
Burnet, John, 1784–1868
21
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
21
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
21
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
20
Combe, William, 1742–1823
20
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Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
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Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
8,878
Free to Use
484
Image Available
Unavailable
8,816
Available
546
New Additions
2023-2024
16
Classification
Books
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9,362
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9,362
Period
19th century
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9,362
18th century
54
20th century
54
17th century
15
16th century
10
15th century
8
Work Type
wood engraving
1,399
lithograph
973
aquatint
891
auction catalog
631
engraving
578
chromolithograph
453
etching
261
chromoxylograph
223
ephemera
210
armorial bookplates (provenance)
201
drawing book
181
steel engraving
179
advertisement
136
publisher's advertisement
127
soft-ground etching
122
lithotint
121
publishers' advertisement
117
catalog
115
prospectuse
114
stipple engraving
107
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Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
563
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
558
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
484
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
363
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
325
London Institution -- Ownership.
235
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
234
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
230
Drawing -- Technique.
164
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
160
Drawing books -- Specimens.
155
Satire, English.
138
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
131
Voyages and travels.
131
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
118
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
112
Ross, David and Judith -- Provenance.
107
Drawing, European -- Catalogs.
106
Drawing, British -- Catalogs.
104
Drawing -- Study and teaching.
96
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Subject Period
19th century
972
18th century
81
20th century
44
16th century
18
17th century
18
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
19th Century
1
6th century
1
Silurian
1
To 332 B. C
1
To 332 B.C
1
[18--]
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
1,679
England
1,084
London
723
London (England)
230
Edinburgh (Scotland)
154
France
133
India
114
Italy
104
Scotland
95
United States
91
Edinburgh
86
Europe
57
Oxford (England)
54
Ireland
51
Wales
51
Hammersmith
50
Egypt
48
Glasgow (Scotland)
48
Brighton (England)
45
Middle East
41
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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
41
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
30
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
26
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
23
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
22
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
22
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
20
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
19
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
19
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
18
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Britton, John, 1771–1857
16
Raphael, 1483–1520
16
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
15
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
13
Jesus Christ
13
Franklin, John, 1786–1847
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)
119
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
75
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
28
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
22
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
16
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
13
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
13
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
10
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
10
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
8
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
8
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
6
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
4
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
3
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
3
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
2
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
2
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
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
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
153
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
74
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
23
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
21
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 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.
10
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 Jane L. Jervis, Ph.D. 1978.
6
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John E. Hankins
6
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Ryskamp
3
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Language
English
8,848
French
233
German
51
Latin
37
Italian
23
Dutch
6
Spanish
5
Swedish
5
Undetermined
5
Russian
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
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Dison & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Dison & Co., lace manufacturers
[circa 1850?]
47
Richter, Henry, 1772–1857
Illustrations of the works of Henry Richter. 1st ser. ..
1822
48
Callcott, Maria, Lady, 1785–1842
Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome,
1820
49
Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1875 : Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Official catalogue
1875
50
Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Illuminated illustrations of Froissart
1845
51
Broughton, Thomas Duer, 1778–1835
Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809
1813
52
Belnos, S. C., Mrs.
Twenty four plates illustrative of Hindoo and European manners in Bengal
[1832]
53
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Portraits of brood mares belonging to the Royal Stud at Hampton Court
1837
54
John R. Purssell & Comp.
John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey
[between 1850 and 1875?]
55
Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879. Admit one
1879
56
The naval achievements of Great Britain, from the year 1793 to 1817
[1817]
57
Breame, James, born 1793 or 1794
Half a cwt. of coals, James Breame's warehouse, near the bridge
[approximately 1845]
58
The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf
[approximately 1850]
59
George Gordons Glasgow Ginghams original standard qualities
[approximately 1846?]
60
Edwards, James, 1756–1816
A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex
1801
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