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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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19,516
Reference Library
175
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
104
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
52
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
50
Clark, Thomas A
50
Phillips, H., -1840
45
Dilnot, John
43
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Sackett, Colin
37
Rocque, John, -1762
36
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
35
Bush, Tracey
32
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
32
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
31
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
29
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
29
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
28
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989
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
19,516
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
175
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
19,508
Free to Use
8
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19,516
New Additions
2023-2024
156
Classification
Books
16,165
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
605
Archives & Manuscripts
554
Prints
523
Maps & Atlas (printed)
429
Music (printed)
243
Articles & Chapters
183
Periodicals
178
Postcards
113
Drawings & Watercolors
112
Photographs
93
Visual Materials
55
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
31
Musical Sound Recordings
6
Videos
6
Paintings
3
Computer Files
1
Dissertations & Theses
1
Kits
1
Creator Gender
unknown
19,513
female
3
Period
19th century
10,635
20th century
3,910
18th century
2,462
21st century
856
17th century
467
15th century
301
16th century
168
13th century
1
14th century
1
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
20
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
watercolor (paint)
7
ink
6
paper
5
engraving (action)
4
graphite (color)
4
silk (textile)
4
albumen process
3
lithography
3
weaving
3
graphite
2
graphite (mineral)
2
ivory (material)
2
laid paper
2
sterling silver
2
transfer printing
2
wove paper.
2
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,795
engraving
1,239
lithograph
1,167
aquatint
1,033
artists' book
858
auction catalog
774
ephemera
754
chromolithograph
604
etching
534
map
400
woodcut
399
armorial bookplates (provenance)
351
private press books (publishing)
314
accordion fold format (binding)
309
exhibition catalog
305
photomechanical print
286
photograph
281
drawing book
268
recreation
256
incunabula
242
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
820
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
669
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
662
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
601
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
442
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
390
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
339
Incunabula in Yale Library.
276
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Drawing -- Technique.
249
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
249
Grief.
235
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
228
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
225
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
197
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
186
Satire, English.
177
Women in natural history.
174
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
166
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Subject Period
19th century
1,229
20th century
483
18th century
290
17th century
83
16th century
57
21st century
35
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
Silurian
2
To 500
2
To 510 B.C
2
16th century,
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
3,995
England
1,897
London
1,150
London (England)
445
France
298
United States
239
Italy
210
Edinburgh (Scotland)
186
Scotland
173
Edinburgh
124
Europe
123
India
117
Ireland
115
Wales
110
Oxford (England)
90
Germany
85
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Switzerland
71
Spain
63
Paris (France)
62
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
86
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
67
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
41
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
39
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
35
Jesus Christ
32
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
31
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
29
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
29
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
25
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
24
Shirley Smith, Richard
24
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
23
Raphael, 1483–1520
22
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
21
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
19
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936
18
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
18
Blake, William, 1757–1827
17
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
123
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
81
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
61
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
53
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
42
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
41
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
23
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
17
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
15
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
13
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
12
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
11
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
7
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
5
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
4
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
4
“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)
4
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
3
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08)
3
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
218
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
161
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
136
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
127
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
124
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
117
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
95
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
86
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
67
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
51
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
48
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
47
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
44
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
33
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
28
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
25
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
22
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Language
English
16,859
French
520
Latin
351
German
260
Italian
129
Dutch
50
No linguistic content
38
Undetermined
34
Spanish
23
Swedish
10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
9
Welsh
9
English, Middle (1100-1500)
8
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
7
Multiple languages
6
Japanese
5
Portuguese
5
Russian
5
Danish
4
Efik
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Chalmers, Patrick R. (Patrick Reginald), 1872–1942
"A dozen dogs or so"
1928
2
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
"All the world's a cheese!"
1851
3
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma"
1858
4
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma," or, The richest commoner in England
[1888]
5
"Baxter" colour prints
1909
6
Gough, E. W. (Edward W.)
"Centaur," or, The "turn out"
1878
7
Ryress, Robert
"Cockey Ryress"
late 19th century
8
Leech, John, 1817–1864
"Coming home"
[1851]
9
Currier, Everett R
"Gone away"
1953, c1951
10
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Hawbuck Grange," or, The sporting adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq.
[1888?]
11
Forbes, W. B
"Hounds, Gentlemen, please!"
1910
12
London Association for the Blind
"I am blind."
[approximately 1930]
13
Lyon, W. E. (William Edgar)
"In my opinion--" ;
1928
14
"It's a long, long way to Tipperary."
between 1914 and 1918
15
Kent Argus (Ramsgate, England)
"Kent Argus" office specimen types
[approximately 1896]
16
British Pens Ltd
"Lakeland" "Fotocol" photographic colouring set
mid-20th century
17
Cunard White Star, ltd
"Mauretania"
[1938]
18
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Modern painters"
1888
19
"Nellie"
1951
20
"Nellie"
1951
21
"Oceanic" leaving New York
[approximately 1906?]
22
Gilbert & George
"Oh, the grand old Duke of York"
c1996
23
"Organizing a foxhunting country"
1976
24
Liberty & Co.
"Orientals" Swimming Club's annual dinner held at the St. Stephen's Restaurant, Bridge Street, Westminster 7th March 1887
[1887]
25
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Our fathers have told us"
1884
26
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811–1863
"Our street."
1848
27
"Painted work" on papier-maché, wood & cloth, "Munukush-karee" Kashmeeree
circa [1850?]
28
Waddy Productions
"Physogs"
[between 1940 and 1949]
29
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Plain or ringlets?"
1860
30
Ross, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1842?-1897
"Stage whispers" and "shouts without"
[1882]
31
Dunn, Nathan, 1782–1844
"Ten thousand Chinese things."
1844
32
Cutts, Simon, 1944–
"The allies"
1973
33
R. H. Smith Manufacturing Company
"The Easy" sign marker
[not before 1898]
34
W. B. Fordham & Sons Limited (London, England)
"The Easy" sign marker, for making display signs of all kinds
[not before 1898]
35
Mayhew, Augustus, 1826–1875
"The greatest plague of life", or, The adventures of a lady in search of a good servant
[1847]
36
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
"The struggle."
[1879]
37
"Titanic Memorial"
[approximately 1914]
38
Sheddon, Diana Maud Nina (FitzRey), 1898– Lady
"To whom the goddess.."
[1932]
39
"Traffic signs and signals" by Gaul
[1966]
40
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Unto this last"
1862
41
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778–1868
"We can't afford it!"
1835
42
"Wild Goose"
1951
43
Whitecroft Pin Manufacturing Co
"Witch" stay put invisible hair pins
early or mid-20th century?
44
Stewart, F. A. (Frank Algernon), 1877–
'Cross country with hounds
c1936
45
Le Brunn, George, 1863–1905
'Liza Johnson, or, The rag-time coster
[190-?]
46
Payne, Charlie Johnson, 1884–1967
'Osses and obstacles
1935
47
Sackett, Colin
'ticket'
2012
48
Lowry, Howard Foster, 1901–1967
'What was, and is, and will abide ...'
1943
49
Low, David, Sir, 1891–1963
'With all faults'
1973
50
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
-'S wings, -'s wings
1998]
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