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1. Costumes of the members of the University of Oxford / drawn, engraved & published by N. Whittock.

Costumes of the members of the University of Oxford / drawn, engraved & published by N. Whittock.
Creator:
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
Date:
[1840?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([1], 17 p.) : all ill. ; 11 x 119 cm, folded to 11 x 7 cm, attached to boards 12 x 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.

A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.
Creator:
Richardson, Andrew Hude
Date:
[ca. 1830]
Physical Description:
8 p., IV leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Travels in Greece, or, An account of a tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti / by Richard Chandler, D.D. Fellow of Magdalen College, and of the Society of Antiquaries.

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Creator:
Chandler, Richard, 1738–1810
Date:
MDCCLXXVI [1776]
Physical Description:
4, xiv, [2], 304 p., [7] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : maps ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Characters / La Bruyère ; translated by Henri Van Laun ; introduced by Denys C. Potts.

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Creator:
La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645–1696
Date:
1963
Physical Description:
xi, 321 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.

5. Iconography of the west front of Wells Cathedral : with an appendix on the sculptures of other medieval churches in England / by Charles Robert Cockerell, R.A. ...

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Creator:
Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788–1863
Date:
MDCCCLI [1851]
Physical Description:
[4], xxiii, [2], 26-115, [1] p., [10] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., plan ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. [Eton and Oxford].

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Creator:
Winter, George, active 1842–1852
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
[12] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 56 x 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. In the door stands a jar / Ken Campbell.

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Creator:
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Date:
1987
Physical Description:
[44] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Costumes of the members of the University of Oxford.

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Creator:
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
Date:
[ca. 1840?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (17 p.) : all ill. ; 11 x 119 cm, folded to 11 x 7 cm, attached to boards 12 x 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. The costume of the University of Oxford : illustrated by a series of engravings from original drawings by Thomas Uwins : to which is prefixed a brief account of the members and officers of that university.

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Creator:
Uwins, Thomas, 1782–1857
Date:
MDCCCXV [1815]
Physical Description:
[6], 18 p., [17] leaves of plates : ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. On the first of January next will be published in numbers, price 6d. each, to be continued weekly (or in parts containing eight numbers, prices 4s.), the whole intended to form two large volumes in quarto, The Holy Bible, including the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha : according to the authorised version, with notes, explanatory and practical.

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Creator:
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain)
Date:
[1813]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Sacred allegories / by the Rev. William Adams, M. A. ; late fellow of Merton College, Oxford.

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Creator:
Adams, William, 1814–1848
Date:
1869
Physical Description:
296 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross

12. A census of Caxtons / by Seymour de Ricci.

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Creator:
Ricci, Seymour de, 1881–1942
Date:
1909
Physical Description:
xv, 196 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill., facsim. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library

13. A graphic and descriptive tour of the University of Oxford, &c.

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Creator:
Nattes, John Claude, 1765?-1822
Date:
[1805]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves : illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. The form and order of the service that is to be performed and the ceremonies that are to be observed in the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II : in the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster, on Tuesday the second day of June 1953.

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Creator:
Church of England
Date:
1953
Physical Description:
47, [1] pages ;. 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David W.P. Jewitt

15. Hero and Leander : a poem / by David Burnett ; engravings by Richard Shirley Smith.

Hero and Leander : a poem / by David Burnett ; engravings by Richard Shirley Smith.
Creator:
Burnett, David, 1937–2023
Date:
1975
Physical Description:
[45] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.

16. The gentleman's recreation : in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing. Wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore. Whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation. With an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.

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Creator:
Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673–1721
Date:
1686
Physical Description:
[10], 158, [10], 187, [5], 78; [2], 98 p., [5] leaves of plates ([4] folded) : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. A keepsake of the talk given by Peter Sampson of Merivale Editions to the Oxford Guild of Printers on Saturday 30 September 1989 / wood engravings by Richard Shirley Smith.

No cover image available
Creator:
Shirley Smith, Richard
Date:
[1989]
Physical Description:
1 print : engraving ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.

18. This is another place / Tracey Emin.

This is another place / Tracey Emin.
Creator:
Emin, Tracey, born 1963
Date:
2003
Physical Description:
99, [1] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. New description of Blenheim, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough : to which is prefixed, Blenheim, a poem.

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Creator:
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
Physical Description:
ix, [3], 172 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

20. Still life with marble foot / by Ian Lowe.

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Creator:
Lowe, Ian
Date:
1997
Physical Description:
p. 20-21 : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.

21. Six views of Blenheim, Oxfordshire : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / by J.P. Neale ; with an historical description of that magnificent edifice ; a complete list of pictures according to the present arrangement, including those lately removed from Marlborough House, London, &c.

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Creator:
Neale, John Preston, 1780–1847
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
24 pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

22. L'Aminta, di Torquato Tasso : favola boschereccia = Tasso's Aminta : a pastoral comedy : in Italian and English.

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Creator:
Tasso, Torquato, 1544–1595
Date:
[1701?]
Physical Description:
[12], 135, [1] p. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Gibbs' studies for art designers and manufacturers.

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Creator:
Gibbs, John (Architect)
Date:
1869 [i.e., 1870]
Physical Description:
[2], 2, [2] pages, [32] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 55 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Prospectus for publishing in subscription The Oxford portfolio : offered to the nobility and gentry of the university / by G. Cooper.

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Creator:
Cooper, George, active 1792–1830
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. The arms of the colleges of Oxford / by Henry Shaw, F.S.A. author of Dress and decoration of the Middle Ages, &c. &c. ; with historical notices of the colleges by John W. Burgon, M.A. Fellow of Oriel College.

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Creator:
Shaw, Henry, 1800–1889
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
[206] p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. Elevations, sections, and details, of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, at Littlemore, Oxfordshire / by Henry Jones Underwood, Esq., architect.

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Creator:
Underwood, Henry Jones, 1804–1852
Date:
MDCCCXLV [1845]
Physical Description:
[4] p., 14 leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. Second conference of fine press printing / organized by The Inky Parrott Press and the Oxford Guild of Printers at Oxford Polytechnic, Saturday, 22 November 1986.

No cover image available
Date:
1986
Physical Description:
[10] p. : ill. ; 21 x 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.

28. The costumes of the members of the University of Oxford.

No cover image available
Date:
[1840?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([16] p.) : all ill. ; 11 x 110 cm, folded to 11 x 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. Dewe's pictorial plan and walk through Oxford : for the use of visitors.

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Date:
[ca. 1860]
Physical Description:
4 p. : ill. ; 15 cm. + 1 folded map (35 x 34 cm, folded to 15 x 10 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. The noble & joyous boke entytled Le Morte Darthur : notwythstondyng it treateth of the byrth lyf & actes of the sayd Kynge Arthur: of his noble knyghtes of the Rounde Table : theyr merveyllous enquestes & adventures, thachyevynge of the sanc-greall and in the ende the dolourous deth: and departynge out of this worlde of them al. : which boke was reduced in to Englysshe / by the well dysposyd knyghte Syr Thomas Malory.

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Creator:
Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century
Date:
1934
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. Richard Shirley Smith : fiftieth birthday retrospective exhibition / Ashmolean Museum, Oxford ; RIBA Heinz Gallery, London W1, 1985.

Richard Shirley Smith : fiftieth birthday retrospective exhibition / Ashmolean Museum, Oxford ; RIBA Heinz Gallery, London W1, 1985.
Creator:
Shirley Smith, Richard
Date:
c1985
Physical Description:
55 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), port. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.

32. The natural history of Cornwall : the air, climate, waters, rivers, lakes, sea and tides ; of stones, semimetals, metals, tin, and manner of mining ; the constitution of the stannaries ; iron, copper, silver, lead, and gold, found in Cornwall. Vegetables, rare birds, fishes, shells, reptiles, and quadrupeds : of the inhabitants, their manners, customs, plays or interludes, exercises, and festivals ; the Cornish language, trade, tenures, and arts. Illustrated with a new sheet map of the county, and twenty-eight folio copper-plates from original drawing taken on the spot / by William Borlase, A.M. F.R.S. Rector of Ludgvan, and author of the Antiquities of Cornwall.

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Creator:
Borlase, William, 1695–1772
Date:
MDCCLVII [1758]
Physical Description:
xix, 326 p., XXIX leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. The flags and uniforms of the Isis societies in the University of Oxford.

No cover image available
Date:
[ca. 1830?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([21] p.) : all ill. ; 12 x 168 cm, folded to 12 x 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. A history of the University of Oxford : its colleges, halls, public buildings : in two volumes.

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Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1814 [i.e. 1813-1815]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. Printing at the University Press, Oxford, 1660-1780 / Martyn Ould.

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Creator:
Ould, Martyn A., 1948–
Date:
MMXV- [2015-]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations, plans, facsimiles ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.

36. The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland : together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches.

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Creator:
United Church of England and Ireland
Date:
1826
Physical Description:
[622] pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.

37. An historical and descriptive account of Cumnor Place, Berks : with biographical notices of the Lady Amy Dudley and of Anthony Forster, esq. sometime M.P. for Abingdon : followed by some remarks on the statements in Sir Walter Scott's Kenilworth; and a brief history of the parish of Cumnor and its antiquities / by Alfred Durling Bartlett, of Abingdon.

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Creator:
Bartlett, Alfred Durling, 1817–1887
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 147 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

38. At a meeting of the Chancellor, Heads of Houses, and Proctors in the Delegates' Room, on Thursday, June 16, 1814 : Resolved, that this board is highly sensible of the great and unwearied exertions of the Acting Pro-Vice Chancellors, the Curators of the theatre and their deputies, of both the proctors, their deputies, and the gentlemen who acted as occasional proctors : and that we acknowledge with just satisfaction and gratitude the credit which their conduct and arrangements throughout the whole of the proceedings now concluded have reflected on the University, on an occasion in which its honor and reputation were so deeply interested : it was also resolved, that this board should express the satisfaction it received from noticing the general deportment of the junior members of the University.

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Creator:
University of Oxford
Date:
1814]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. The microcosm of Oxford : containing a series of views of the churches, colleges, halls & other public buildings of the University and city of Oxford / by N. Whittock ; accompanied with brief notices of founders, benefactors, dates of buildings, and other subjects explanatory of the several drawings.

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Creator:
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
Date:
[1830]
Physical Description:
40 p., [38] leaves of plates (1 fold.) : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. A new version of the Psalms of David, fitted to the tunes used in churches / by N. Brady, D.D. and N. Tate, Esq.

No cover image available
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
96 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.

41. An account of the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent and Their Imperial and Royal Majesties the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia to the University of Oxford in June MDCCXIV.

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Creator:
University of Oxford
Date:
1815
Physical Description:
[2], 98 p., [3] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill. ; 38cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Views of Oxford / by T. Malton.

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Creator:
Malton, Thomas, 1748–1804
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
1 leaf, [44] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. Oxford University robes : eight post cards reproduced by the latest 3-colour process direct from the official gowns.

No cover image available
Date:
c1902
Physical Description:
[3] pt. : chiefly ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. Christmas stories : containing John Wildgoose the poacher, The smuggler, and Good-nature, or Parish matters.

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Creator:
Berens, Edward, 1777?-1859
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
[4], 210 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

45. Destruction of Troy : being the sequel of the Iliad / translated from the Greek of Tryphiodorus. With Notes. By J. Merrick Scholar of Trinity Co.. Oxford.

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Creator:
Tryphiodorus
Date:
[1739]
Physical Description:
[24], lxxxviii, 151 p. 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. The hunter : a discourse of horsemanship : directing the right way to breed, keep, and train a horse, for ordinary hunting and plates.

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Creator:
Langbaine, Gerard, 1656–1692
Date:
1685
Physical Description:
[2], 98 p. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues ... by His Majesty's special command.

No cover image available
Date:
[1901]
Physical Description:
1 volume : illustrations ; 45 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.

48. Views of Oxford / by T. Malton.

No cover image available
Creator:
Malton, Thomas, 1748–1804
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
31 leaves : illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. The life of Ælfred the Great / by Sir John Spelman Kt. ; from the original manuscript in the Bodleian Library ; with considerable additions, and several historial remarks by the publisher Thomas Hearne, M.A..

No cover image available
Creator:
Spelman, John, Sir, 1594–1643
Date:
MDCCIX [1709]
Physical Description:
[6], 238, [10] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. The history and antiquities of Birkenhead Priory : illustrated by views, plans, and elevations : together with views of the churches formerly connected with the priory / by William I. Mason, architect, and A.W. Hunt, B.A.

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Creator:
Mason, William Ithell
Date:
1854
Physical Description:
16 p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts