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Reference Library 13,310
Rare Books and Manuscripts 674

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Sotheby's (Firm) 157
Christie, Manson & Woods 132
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc 50
Bonhams (Firm : 2001) 43
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 27
Douglas, Helen, 1952– 25
Hockney, David, born 1937 23
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 22
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 21
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 18
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 18
Public Catalogue Foundation 18
Yale Center for British Art 18
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 17
Lamont-Fisher, Pauline 17
Bush, Tracey 16
Christie's South Kensington, Ltd 16
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 16
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 15
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 15
Sackett, Colin 15
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938– 14
Dilnot, John 14
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 14
Mowl, Tim 14
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 13
Blake, William, 1757–1827 13
Bryant, Julius 13
Cradock-Watson, Jane 13
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 13

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Accessible in the Reference Library 13,310
Accessible in the Study Room 674

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 13,968

Image Available

unavailable 13,968

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 189

Classification

Books 13,968

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Period

21st century 13,968

20th century 116
19th century 19
18th century 4

Materials & Techniques

Height [cm]

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Work Type

exhibition catalog 790
history 447
artists' book 361
auction catalog 237
catalog 171
criticism, interpretation, etc 171
accordion fold format (binding) 110
biographie 94
exhibition catalogue 92
biography 72
pictorial work 67
cut-paper work 46
art 41
guidebook 39
interview 37
illustrated work 35
catalogues d'exposition 29
wood engraving 25
conference papers and proceeding 22
catalogues raisonné 21
livres d'artiste 21
portrait 18
prospectuse 18
botanical illustration 17
screen print 17
ephemera 15
handbooks and manual 15
pop-up book 15
photograph 14
artist's book 13

Genre

Subject Terms

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 638
Rare books -- Catalogs. 460
Great Britain. 379
Art, British -- Catalogs. 376
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 354
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 310
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 285
Art auctions -- Catalogs. 284
Furniture -- Catalogs. 281
Decoration and ornament -- Catalogs. 224
Auction catalogs. 204
Silver -- Catalogs. 192
Art -- Catalogs. 180
Ceramics -- Catalogs. 157
Manuscripts -- Catalogs. 154
England. 152
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 122
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 121
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 116
Maps -- Catalogs. 110
Women in natural history. 102
Sculpture, European -- Catalogs. 97
Photography, Artistic. 91
Painting, Irish -- Catalogs. 89
Art, European -- Catalogs. 85
Watercolor painting, British -- Catalogs. 85
Art, British. 78
England -- London. 78
Prints, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 77
Prints, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 71

Subject Period

20th century 1,930
19th century 1,052
18th century 532
21st century 313
17th century 194
16th century 121
15th century 12
17th-18th centuries 6
Geschichte 4
11th century 2
14th century 1
15th and 16th centuries 1
20th centuy 1
England 1
Great Britain 1
India 1
London 1
New York (State) 1
Republic, 265-30 B.C 1
South America 1
Spain 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 2,019
England 1,206
London 238
Europe 163
United States 162
Scotland 151
Ireland 147
London (England) 147
Australia 91
India 82
England London 80
Canada 50
France 48
Italy 46
Wales 40
Middle East 31
Edinburgh 28
New York (State) 26
Connecticut 25
Germany 24
New Haven 24
New York 21
Venice (Italy) 17
Bristol 16
Groebritannien 15
Thames River (England) 14
Axminster 13
Brighton 13
California 13
Jamaica 12

Associated People

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 127
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 68
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974 63
Blake, William, 1757–1827 61
Constable, John, 1776–1837 51
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 50
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 45
Hockney, David, born 1937 44
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 43
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 41
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903 39
Morris, William, 1834–1896 38
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 37
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 37
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 37
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 36
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 35
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 34
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 26
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 26
Hepworth, Barbara, Dame, 1903–1975 24
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806 24
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 23
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942 23
Scully, Sean, 1945– 22
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 21
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 21
Rego, Paula, Dame, 1935–2022 21
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 19
Nash, Paul, 1889–1946 19

Exhibition History

"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 17
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 1

Credit Line

22861662870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 5
22960448240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 3
22653420300008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Folio Society 2
22826422130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22895859820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22976297410008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 2
22608864390008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22608878630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22608884160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22609014160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609530140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609553280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609920880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22610445930008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22610675780008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611183140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc. 1
22611492210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611781280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611801000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612217200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612227190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612256830008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612278540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612521970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613298280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Beth Miller 1
22613809730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613862790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613867110008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22615461080008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22615465540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1

Language

English 13,512
French 145
German 107
Italian 59
Spanish 35
Japanese 15
Dutch 13
Multiple languages 9
Chinese 7
Portuguese 6
Russian 5
Undetermined 4
Estonian 3
Swedish 3
Dakota 2
Hungarian 2
Polish 2
Welsh 2
Catalan 1
Croatian 1
Danish 1
Greek, Modern (1453- ) 1
Hebrew 1
Slovak 1
Vietnamese 1

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Wilson, Richard

Creating paradise

c2000
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

The Kendal sketchbook 1763-71
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

Twenty five drawings by George Romney, 1734-1802

2002
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Gainsborough

2002
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough R.A. (1727-1788)

[2015]
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

The letters of Thomas Gainsborough

2001
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough

[2003]
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson, prints 1928-1968

[2007]
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis,... [Read more]

[2013]
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2002
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

c2001
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Nicholson, Ben, 1894–1982

Ben Nicholson

2020
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

An exceptional sporting painting

2015
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs, 1724-1806

2012
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs

2019
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs

2006
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable's clouds

c2000
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable

[2015]
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable's skies

2004
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Edward Lear's nonsense birds

[2013]
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

Les écrits de Sir Joshua Reynolds

[2015]
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

The letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds

2000
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's secret sketches

2012
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

England's eye witness

[2017]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner e l'Italia

[2008]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2016
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Tours of Durham and Richmondshire

c2006
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's modern world

2020
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

The 'Wilson' sketchbook

2020
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner and the elements

c2011
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2007
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Venice

2014
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Conversations with Turner

2019
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's last sketchbook

[2024]
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

2018
Accessible in the Reference Library
Turner, J. M. W. (James Mallord William), 1775–1851

J.M.W. Turner

[2000?]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Libros proféticos

2013-
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake in Sussex

2018
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The divine comedy, William Blake = William Blake, Die Göttliche Komödie =... [Read more]

c2000
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Poems of Thomas Gray

[2013]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Seen in my visions

2009
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

c2000
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Genesis

c2012
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake's Divine comedy illustrations

2008
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

2014
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

[2014]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake

[2020]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake's watercolour inventions in illustration of The... [Read more]

2009
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Selected poetry and prose

c2000
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Chamberlain, Lewis

Paintings and drawings 1995-2004 : James Hyman Fine Art Ltd

c2004

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