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Rare Books and Manuscripts
16,178
Reference Library
162
Archives
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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
42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Dilnot, John
37
Sackett, Colin
35
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
34
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
33
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
31
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
30
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
29
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
28
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852
27
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
27
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
26
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Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
162
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New Additions
2023-2024
41
Classification
Books
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Creator Gender
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16,180
Period
19th century
8,813
20th century
3,024
18th century
2,099
21st century
674
17th century
348
15th century
297
16th century
134
13th century
1
14th century
1
Work Type
wood engraving
1,711
engraving
950
aquatint
940
lithograph
922
auction catalog
773
artists' book
726
chromolithograph
447
etching
415
woodcut
379
armorial bookplates (provenance)
328
private press books (publishing)
314
ephemera
298
exhibition catalog
294
drawing book
249
incunabula
247
fragments (object portions)
233
chromoxylograph
227
accordion fold format (binding)
216
photomechanical print
211
steel engraving
175
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Artists' books -- Great Britain.
670
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.
307
Incunabula in Yale Library.
282
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
235
Drawing -- Technique.
231
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
225
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.
152
Fox hunting.
146
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Subject Period
19th century
949
20th century
313
18th century
223
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
2,896
England
1,666
London
1,083
London (England)
324
France
223
United States
204
Edinburgh (Scotland)
171
Italy
164
Scotland
140
Edinburgh
114
Ireland
97
India
92
Oxford (England)
86
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
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
27
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
26
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
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
18
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)
69
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
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
26
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
25
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)
10
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.
86
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
56
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
49
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
37
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
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
13,898
French
435
Latin
295
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
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery from the drawings and sketches of Thos. Gainsborough, R.A.
1819
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery, from the drawings and sketches of Thos. Gainsborough, R.A.
[1819?]
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
An illustrated lecture on sketching from nature in pencil and water colour
[between 1862 and 1868]
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Constable, John, 1776–1837
Various subjects of landscape, characteristic of English scenery
1833
5
Constable, John, 1776–1837
English landscape
[1845]
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Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable with his friends in 1806
1981
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
[1849?]
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath, Esq., R.A.
[1837?]
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Hogarth restored
1812
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
1824
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
[1833]
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Original and genuine works
1820-1822
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The beggar's opera by Hogarth and Blake
1965
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
1753
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of Mr. Hogarth moralized
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