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Rare Books and Manuscripts 3,879
Reference Library 47

Creator

Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 33
Clark, Thomas A 30
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022 21
Paterson, Daniel, 1738–1825 19
Bush, Tracey 17
King, Ronald, 1932– 15
Sackett, Colin 15
Douglas, Helen, 1952– 14
Labour Party (Great Britain) 14
Morpeth, Sarah 14
Liberal Party (Great Britain) 13
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878 12
Dilnot, John 12
Great Britain. Parliament 12
Cradock-Watson, Jane 11
Kemplen, Tony 11
Onwhyn, Thomas, 1814–1886 11
Cary, John, approximately 1754–1835 10
Lamont-Fisher, Pauline 10
Rindl, Deb 10
Workman, Liz 10
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 9
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863 9
Horl, Mikel 9
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827 9
Bodman, Sarah 8
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676 8
Clark, Thomas A. 7
Crowquill, Alfred 7
Farrer, Julia 7

Date

From

To

On-site Access

Accessible in the Study Room 3,879

Accessible in the Reference Library 47

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 3,879

Image Available

unavailable 3,879

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 4

Classification

Books 2,840
Prints 234
Archives & Manuscripts 228
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 215
Articles & Chapters 77
Periodicals 43
Maps & Atlas (printed) 37
Drawings & Watercolors 33
Photographs 25
Maps & Atlases (manuscript) 17
Postcards 15
Visual Materials 13
Music (printed) 7
Computer Files 1
Kits 1
Videos 1

Collective Title

Period

19th century 2,094
20th century 1,035
18th century 431
21st century 291
17th century 63
16th century 7
15th century 4

Materials & Techniques

wove paper 7
graphite (mineral) 2
ink 2
watercolor (paint) 2
collage 1
glass 1
paper 1

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

artists' book 468
ephemera 430
wood engraving 279
engraving 242
memorial card 218
aquatint 212
lithograph 193
chromolithograph 165
memorials (commemorative) 161
recreation 145
accordion fold format (binding) 124
botanical illustration 116
cut-paper work 105
etching 96
game 95
advertisement 84
ink drawing 83
armorial bookplates (provenance) 75
watercolor 68
drawing book 66
photograph 64
memorial work 62
photomechanical print 59
embossed print 49
prospectuse 46
caricature 44
correspondence 41
graphite drawing 41
map 39
publisher's advertisement 39

Genre

Subject Terms

Artists' books -- Great Britain. 507
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 370
Mourning customs -- Great Britain. 231
Grief. 220
Great Britain -- Social life and customs. 186
Great Britain -- Description and travel. 176
Satire, English. 112
Women in natural history. 104
Death. 97
Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain. 83
Drawing books -- Specimens. 78
English wit and humor, Pictorial. 77
Horse racing -- Great Britain. 76
Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. 73
Clothing and dress -- Great Britain. 54
Great Britain. 54
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century. 49
Children -- Death. 49
Hunting -- Great Britain. 47
Drawing -- Technique. 44
Roads -- Great Britain. 43
Drawing -- Study and teaching. 40
Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain. 39
English poetry. 38
Fox hunting -- Great Britain. 38
Nobility -- Great Britain. 38
Paper work -- Great Britain -- Specimens. 38
Amusements -- Great Britain. 32
Circle Press -- Publisher. 32
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. 32

Subject Period

19th century 674
20th century 145
18th century 108
17th century 34
21st century 12
15th century 10
16th century 10
11th century 4
Alfred, 871-899 3
Elizabeth II 2
12th century 1
18h century 1
19h century 1
21th century 1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D 1
To 500 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 3,879

London (England) 45
Wales 30
England 22
Ireland 20
Scotland 13
Edinburgh 11
Edinburgh (Scotland) 10
France 9
Europe 8
Isle of Wight (England) 8
America 6
Highlands (Scotland) 6
India 6
Liverpool (England) 6
Bath (England) 5
Lake District (England) 5
United States 5
Bristol (England) 4
Dublin 4
Guernsey 4
Kent (England) 4
Birmingham (England) 3
Brighton 3
Canada 3
Cumberland (England) 3
Dover (England) 3
Dublin (Ireland) 3
England London 3
Glasgow 3

Associated People

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901 35
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926– 34
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 20
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852 16
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830 13
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952 13
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910 12
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022 10
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900–2002 9
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936 9
Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867–1953 9
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758–1805 7
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861 6
Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844–1925 6
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 6
Churchill, Winston, 1874–1965 6
Chute, James Henry, -1878 6
Fosbrooke, William, 1835–1898 6
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820 6
Morris, William, 1834–1896 6
Charles I, King of England, 1600–1649 5
Harcourt, W. F 5
Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896 5
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821 5
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 5
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820 5
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894–1972 5
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834 4
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861 4
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 4

Exhibition History

Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977) 41
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 35
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 25
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978) 10
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 6
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 6
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 6
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 5
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) 5
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 4
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08) 4
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08) 2
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21) 2
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) 1
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30) 1
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19) 1
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11) 1
Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28) 1
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04) 1
The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26) 1
The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World (Yale Center for British Art, February 15, 2018-May 27, 2018) 1

Credit Line

22960487070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 15
22960409440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 10
22960469820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, Yale BA 1975, Yale MPH 1980 6
22651991360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 5
22861662870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 5
22709624340008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22826513210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer 4
22836619370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22653444280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22895863350008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22960488460008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22968184970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22651991410008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22652041220008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22709625270008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
22711748970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22711752060008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22738155060008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22738165310008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22770983700008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22773871040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22773886380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22809631000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22809675040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22826422130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22826544530008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22883329880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22883339610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22960435500008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22968156160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2

Language

English 3,879

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Bell, Vanessa, 1879–1961

Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant letters to Kenneth Clark and Jane Clark,

ca. 1920-1969
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

Manuscript daybook for George Romney, in the hand of Richard Williams

1794-1796
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Romney, George, 1734–1802

Account book of George Romney with his banker, Thomas Greene

1788 August 19-1798 April 6
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

English landscape

[1845]
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Various subjects of landscape, characteristic of English scenery

1833
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

Industry and idleness

[between 1771 and 1785]
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

The works of William Hogarth

1824
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Spring

1993
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Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821

Hester Lynch Piozzi letters to Dr. William Makepeace Thackeray,

1795, April 16-1816, September 10
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Model theater

early 20th century?
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Brangwyn, Frank, Sir, 1867–1956

Frank Brangwyn archive,

ca. 1900-1920
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Letters to Richard Redgrave,

ca. 1840-ca. 1880
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Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898

Edward Burne-Jones Letters to Cormell Price,

1852-1862
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Calderon, P. H. (Philip Hermogenes), 1833–1898

Philip Hermogenes Calderon correspondence from John Everett Millais... [Read more]

1886-1896
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Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022

Ken Campbell archive,

1975-2003
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Hogan, Eileen, 1946–

Poetry Box archive,

ca. 2001-2003
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Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Letters to Ellen Heaton,

1855-1875
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Paul Mellon collection of British artists' correspondence,

1767-1917
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Shepperson, Matthew, 1785–1874

Matthew Shepperson archive,

1810-1869
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Herkomer, Hubert von, Sir, 1849–1914

Hubert von Herkomer archive,

1862-1943
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Shirley Smith, Richard.

Roger W. Moss collection of manuscript, original art and printed... [Read more]

1961-2011
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Haywood, Helen, 1908–1995

Helen Haywood archive,

ca. 1960-ca. 1970
Image not yet available

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Miles & Edwards (London)

Miles & Edwards and Charles Hindley & Sons correspondence,

1832-1875
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Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton,

1850-1864,
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Clutterbuck, Robert, 1772–1831

Collection of letters to Robert Clutterbuck concerning his History and... [Read more]

1808-1827
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Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Letters to William Houghton Clabburn,

1863-1865
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Britton, John, 1771–1857

John Britton archive,

1839-1851
Image not yet available

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Grey, Booth, 1740–1802

Botanical collages from the circle of Booth Grey

1790s
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Backhouse and Mounsey collection,

1819-1856
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Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794–1859

Charles Robert Leslie collection,

circa 1812-1900
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Mallender, Fred, 1930–2003

Fred Mallender Collection of British Commonwealth postage stamps,

1937-1992
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Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin letters to Thomas Goff Lupton,

1845-1873
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[Cigar box painted with scenes from Taglioni prints]

[England] :
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Christie, John, 1945–

John Christie archive,

1975-1995
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[All the bubbles]

[1720]
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Nash, Paul, 1889–1946

Paul Nash letters to Mercia Oakley

1909-1951, bulk 1909-1912
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Smith, Sam, 1908–1983

Sam Smith collection,

1972-1996, bulk 1972-1979
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Pritzker, Rhoda.

Rhoda Pritzker archive,

ca. 1940-2000
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Upcott, William, 1779–1845

Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens,

1708-1875,
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Royal College of Art (Great Britain). Sketch Club

Royal College of Art Sketch Club Collection,

1934-1937
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Patrick Procktor archive

ca. 1970-ca. 2015
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Tilson family archive,

1962-2008
Accessible in the Reference Library
The Compact edition of the Dictionary of national biography

1975
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Courtney, Cathy.

Cathy Courtney collection of artists' books ephemera,

ca. 1977-2003
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Pease family.

Pease family collection of sketchbooks and exercise books,

1814-1909
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Jones family.

Jones family archive

1805-1945
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Wareing, Alfred, 1876–1942

Alfred Wareing archive,

ca. 1891-2007
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Benedict-Jones, Linda.

Linda Benedict-Jones archive,

1972-1992 (bulk 1981-1982)
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Hockley, Edgar, 1860–1938

Edgar Hockley collection,

1886-1924,
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Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin letters to John Henry Le Keux,

1854-1860

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