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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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16,187
Reference Library
162
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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16,184
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2023-2024
39
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Books
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16,185
female
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Period
19th century
8,817
20th century
3,021
18th century
2,099
21st century
674
17th century
348
15th century
304
16th century
138
13th century
1
14th century
1
Work Type
wood engraving
1,708
engraving
951
aquatint
942
lithograph
923
auction catalog
773
artists' book
726
chromolithograph
446
etching
415
woodcut
390
armorial bookplates (provenance)
329
private press books (publishing)
313
ephemera
298
exhibition catalog
294
incunabula
257
drawing book
249
fragments (object portions)
245
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.
305
Incunabula in Yale Library.
293
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
246
Drawing -- Technique.
231
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
224
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
948
20th century
313
18th century
223
17th century
74
16th century
54
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
1,665
London
1,082
London (England)
324
France
223
United States
204
Edinburgh (Scotland)
171
Italy
164
Scotland
140
Edinburgh
114
Ireland
98
India
93
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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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
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Language
English
13,898
French
437
Latin
301
German
211
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
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Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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Japanese
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Russian
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy on the distribution of the prizes, December 11, 1786
M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]
52
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1771
MDCCLXXII [1772]
53
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy on the distribution of the prizes, December 10, 1782
M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]
54
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy, on the distribution of the prizes, Dec. 10, 1790
M.DCC.XCI. [1791]
55
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Delle arti del disegno
1787
56
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Delle arti del disegno
1778
57
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The literary works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ..
1819
58
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ...
1797
59
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds,
1801
60
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds
1929
61
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy
1778
62
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Sir Joshua Reynolds' Notes and observations on pictures
1859
63
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds ...
1798
64
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Picturesque views in England and Wales
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
65
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Views in Sussex
1819
66
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's rivers of England
1883
67
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
The harbours of England
1856
68
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
An antiquarian and picturesque tour round the Southern Coast of England
MDCCCXLIX [1849]
69
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's rivers of France
[between 1850 and 1859?]
70
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Turner's Rivers of France
[1887]
71
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Fifty-six engravings illustrative of The pleasures of memory and other poems
1834
72
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
The Turner gallery
[1878?]
73
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Liber fluviorum, or, River scenery of France
MDCCCLVII [1857]
74
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The Blake-Varley sketchbook of 1819
1969
75
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The writings of William Blake
MCMXXV [1925]
76
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The illustrations of William Blake for Thornton's Virgil
1937
77
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Spring
1993
78
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Poetry and prose of William Blake
1935
79
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The complete writings of William Blake
MCMLVII [1957]
80
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Poems of Thomas Gray
[2013]
81
Blake, William, 1757–1827
The note-book of William Blake
MCMXXXV [1935]
82
Blake, William, 1757–1827
William Blake's designs for Edward Young's Night thoughts
1980-
83
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Illustrations of the book of Job by William Blake;
1935
84
Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820–1877
Specimens of ornamental art workmanship
1852
85
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
A description of the Spanish islands and settlements on the coast of the West Indies
1762
86
Batty, Captain (Robert), -1848
Welsh scenery
1825
87
Von Tempsky, G. F. (Gustavus Ferdinand), 1828–1868
Mitla
1858
88
Eardley-Wilmot, John E. (John Eardley), Sir, 1810–1892
Reminiscences of the late Thomas Assheton Smith, esq., or, The pursuits of an English country gentleman
1860
89
Guillaume, George, 1808 or 9–1868
Architectural views and details of Netley Abbey
MDCCCXLVIII [1848]
90
Walker, T. L. (Thomas Larkins)
An historical account of the Church of Saint Margaret, Stoke-Golding, Leicestershire
MDCCCXLIV [1844]
91
Nimrod, 1778–1843
Nimrod's hunting tours
1926
92
Clapham, Richard, 1878–
Foxhunting on the Lakeland fells,
1920
93
Birch, Thomas, 1705–1766
The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain
1813
94
Raswan, Carl Reinhard
Drinkers of the wind,
1942
95
Harriss, R. P. (Robert Preston), 1902–1989
The foxes
1936
96
Miles, W. J. (William J.)
Modern practical farriery
1885
97
Biggs, Charlotte, d. 1827
A residence in France during the years 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795
1797
98
Allan, John Harrison
A pictorial tour in the Mediterranean
1843
99
Fothergill, George Algernon, b. 1868
Twenty sporting designs
1911
100
Rittenhouse, Jack D. (Jack DeVere), 1912–
Carriage hundred;
1961
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