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Rare Books and Manuscripts
17,476
Reference Library
173
Archives
44
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
104
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
52
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
50
Dilnot, John
50
Clark, Thomas A
42
Phillips, H., -1840
42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Bush, Tracey
39
Sackett, Colin
37
Rocque, John, -1762
35
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
31
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
31
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
30
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
30
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
30
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
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16,894
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626
New Additions
2023-2024
105
Classification
Books
14,046
Archives & Manuscripts
735
Prints
567
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
561
Maps & Atlas (printed)
336
Music (printed)
220
Periodicals
167
Articles & Chapters
166
Postcards
125
Drawings & Watercolors
123
Photographs
113
Visual Materials
61
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
30
Musical Sound Recordings
5
Videos
4
Paintings
2
Computer Files
1
Dissertations & Theses
1
Kits
1
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Period
19th century
10,362
20th century
3,930
18th century
2,148
21st century
904
17th century
290
16th century
53
15th century
35
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
18
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
ink
6
watercolor (paint)
6
albumen process
5
engraving (action)
4
graphite (color)
4
graphite (mineral)
3
silk (textile)
3
weaving
3
graphite
2
lithography
2
photographic paper
2
sterling silver
2
transfer printing
2
wove paper.
2
albumen process.
1
casting (process)
1
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,752
engraving
1,100
lithograph
1,095
ephemera
1,055
aquatint
988
artists' book
880
auction catalog
752
chromolithograph
607
etching
473
map
349
armorial bookplates (provenance)
314
private press books (publishing)
314
photograph
306
exhibition catalog
297
accordion fold format (binding)
292
photomechanical print
290
drawing book
265
recreation
255
memorial card
252
advertisement
241
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
834
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
668
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
662
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
596
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
425
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
403
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
339
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
275
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
269
Grief.
255
Drawing -- Technique.
242
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
217
Women in natural history.
210
Satire, English.
183
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
179
Drawing books -- Specimens.
164
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
159
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
157
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Subject Period
19th century
1,312
20th century
493
18th century
282
17th century
71
16th century
41
21st century
33
15th century
16
11th century
7
Alfred, 871-899
3
14th century
2
15th and 16th centuries
2
17th-18th centuries
2
Description and travel
2
Elizabeth II
2
Silurian
2
12th century
1
13th century
1
17th cenury
1
18h century
1
18th centtury
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
4,232
England
1,913
London
1,162
London (England)
462
United States
238
Edinburgh (Scotland)
185
France
176
Scotland
172
Italy
170
Edinburgh
123
Ireland
118
India
114
Wales
113
Europe
107
Oxford (England)
88
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Egypt
56
Spain
55
Switzerland
54
Brighton (England)
53
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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
85
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
69
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
40
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
39
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
35
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
30
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
29
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
29
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
28
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
23
Shirley Smith, Richard
23
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
22
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
21
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
20
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
20
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
19
Jesus Christ
19
Raphael, 1483–1520
19
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
18
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
112
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
84
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
74
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
59
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
43
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
35
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
23
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
14
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
13
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
13
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
13
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
12
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
12
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
4
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
4
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
4
“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)
4
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
3
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08)
3
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
199
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
161
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
157
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
132
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
127
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
107
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
95
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
86
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
72
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
67
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
54
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
45
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
33
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
30
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
25
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
22
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Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
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Daniell, William, 1769–1837
To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated
January 1st, 1805
3
Hesketh, Robert (Architect)
Robert Hesketh travel diary
1839 October 22-1840 February 19
4
Collinson family playlet
circa 1840
5
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape
circa 1790
6
Scrapbook of St. John's Wood Art Schools
1932-1939
7
Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory
Coade's Lithodipyra, or, Artificial Stone Manufactory
[approximately 1784?]
8
The book of Jonah taken from the authorized version of King James I
1926
9
Photographs of the Abyssinian Campaign
[1867-1868]
10
Bonnell, Mandy
Sailing boats & dhows
[1994]
11
Cavendish, Thomas, 1560–1592
Account of the last voyage of Thomas Cavendish
1592
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Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
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Marlborough Coffee House (London, England)
A catalogue of curious and true original pictures, by the best Italian and other masters
[1712]
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Field, William, 1854–1932
William Field scrapbook
1895
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Jones, Calvert Richard, 1802–1877
Album of maritime and figure sketches
1849 September 4-1850 April 22
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