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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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3,907
Reference Library
113
Creator
Clark, Thomas A
39
Dilnot, John
24
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
22
Sackett, Colin
22
King, Ronald, 1932–
21
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
19
Finlay, Ian Hamilton
19
Edwards, Lionel, 1878–1966
15
Kemplen, Tony
15
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858–1949
15
Labour Party (Great Britain)
14
Liberal Party (Great Britain)
14
Blake, William, 1757–1827
12
Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886–1967
12
Fairfax-Blakeborough, J. (John), 1883–
11
Horl, Mikel
11
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
11
Shirley Smith, Richard
11
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
10
Rindl, Deb
10
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Unknown
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3,907
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
113
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2024-2025
3
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Books
3,021
Articles & Chapters
133
Music (printed)
125
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
123
Archives & Manuscripts
108
Postcards
99
Prints
79
Periodicals
64
Photographs
33
Maps & Atlas (printed)
29
Visual Materials
14
Drawings & Watercolors
11
Musical Sound Recordings
5
Computer Files
1
Videos
1
Creator Gender
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3,907
Period
20th century
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19th century
112
18th century
28
21st century
17
17th century
13
16th century
9
15th century
7
Materials & Techniques
ink
2
engraving (action)
1
gelatin silver process
1
graphite (mineral)
1
laid paper
1
photographic paper
1
plywood
1
steel engraving (printing process)
1
watercolor (paint)
1
wove paper
1
zinc
1
Work Type
artists' book
469
ephemera
371
private press books (publishing)
312
wood engraving
291
exhibition catalog
231
photomechanical print
209
photograph
124
postcard
121
sheet music
115
chromolithograph
86
memorial card
85
accordion fold format (binding)
75
poem
70
livres d'artiste
62
memorials (commemorative)
56
engraving
54
lithograph
53
poetry
53
advertisement
51
botanical illustration
46
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Artists' books -- Great Britain.
503
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
224
Art, Modern -- Exhibitions.
123
Fox hunting.
113
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
89
Grief.
85
Horses.
81
English poetry.
78
Circle Press -- Publisher.
76
Private press books -- England -- Waltham Saint Lawrence -- Specimens.
69
Songs with piano.
63
Death.
62
Postcards -- Specimens.
54
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
53
Horsemanship.
53
Horse racing.
52
Horse racing -- Great Britain.
50
Popular music -- 1901–1910.
48
Moschatel Press -- Publisher.
36
Photography, Artistic.
33
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Subject Period
20th century
380
19th century
72
18th century
26
17th century
16
16th century
13
15th century
3
11th century
2
15th and 16th centuries
2
Description and travel
2
Elizabeth II
2
14th century
1
17th cenury
1
58 B.C.-511 A.D
1
Civil War, 43-31 B.C
1
Twentieth Century
1
Twentieth century
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
1,055
England
423
London
249
United States
91
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
London (England)
63
France
38
Guildford
31
Ireland
29
Guildford (England)
22
Scotland
20
Italy
16
India
14
Edinburgh
13
Oxford
13
Cambridge
12
Glasgow
12
Virginia
12
Oxford (England)
11
Australia
10
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Associated People
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
30
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
19
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
18
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936
17
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
14
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
14
Shirley Smith, Richard
13
Blake, William, 1757–1827
12
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900–2002
12
Procktor, Patrick, 1936–2003
11
Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867–1953
10
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
9
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
9
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
9
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
8
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
8
Finlay, Ian Hamilton
8
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
8
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
8
Fulton, Hamish, born 1946
7
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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)
11
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
2
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
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
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
1
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
1
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
116
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
115
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
90
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
40
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
30
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
22
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
16
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
16
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
15
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
15
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ronald King
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William S. Reese, Yale BA 1977, in honor of Elisabeth Fairman.
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Thomas Strong, Yale MFA 1967.
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David W.P. Jewitt
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
9
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
9
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Language
English
3,773
French
45
German
20
Undetermined
14
Welsh
9
No linguistic content
6
Latin
4
Dutch
3
Italian
3
Portuguese
3
Spanish
2
Danish
1
Efik
1
English, Middle (1100-1500)
1
Japanese
1
Norwegian
1
Polish
1
Swedish
1
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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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Constable, John, 1776–1837
Constable with his friends in 1806
1981
3
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Indian Journal
1953
4
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Letters of Edward Lear, author of "The book of nonsense"
[approximately 1908?]
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Lear in Sicily
1938
6
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Edward Lear archive,
ca. 1840-1985
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots
1978
8
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Edward Lear's journals
1952
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
The book of nonsense
[approximately 1916?]
10
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
St. Kiven and the gentle Kathleen
1973
11
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Nonsensus
1988
12
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Teapots and quails
1953
13
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The beggar's opera by Hogarth and Blake
1965
14
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds
1929
15
Blake, William, 1757–1827
Spring
1993
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