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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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20,183
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
Dilnot, John
50
Phillips, H., -1840
42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Bush, Tracey
39
Rocque, John, -1762
37
Sackett, Colin
37
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
35
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
32
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
32
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
31
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
30
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
29
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Unavailable
19,516
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667
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2023-2024
158
Classification
Books
16,336
Archives & Manuscripts
736
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
656
Prints
644
Maps & Atlas (printed)
432
Music (printed)
243
Periodicals
180
Articles & Chapters
174
Drawings & Watercolors
136
Postcards
127
Photographs
116
Visual Materials
65
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
36
Musical Sound Recordings
6
Videos
6
Paintings
3
Computer Files
1
Dissertations & Theses
1
Kits
1
Creator Gender
unknown
20,180
female
3
Period
19th century
11,051
20th century
4,032
18th century
2,514
21st century
902
17th century
484
15th century
320
16th century
177
14th century
2
13th century
1
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
22
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
watercolor (paint)
8
ink
6
albumen process
5
paper
5
engraving (action)
4
graphite (color)
4
silk (textile)
4
graphite (mineral)
3
lithography
3
weaving
3
cardboard
2
glue
2
graphite
2
ivory (material)
2
laid paper
2
photographic paper
2
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,809
engraving
1,318
lithograph
1,214
ephemera
1,090
aquatint
1,036
artists' book
898
auction catalog
775
chromolithograph
649
etching
545
woodcut
424
map
421
armorial bookplates (provenance)
353
accordion fold format (binding)
327
private press books (publishing)
315
photograph
312
exhibition catalog
305
photomechanical print
302
recreation
294
drawing book
268
memorial card
261
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
856
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
669
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
663
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
601
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
442
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
418
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
339
Incunabula in Yale Library.
295
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
284
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Grief.
264
Drawing -- Technique.
249
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
248
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
229
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Women in natural history.
211
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
188
Satire, English.
184
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
166
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Subject Period
19th century
1,400
20th century
503
18th century
308
17th century
88
16th century
59
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
4,358
England
1,945
London
1,168
London (England)
481
France
304
United States
241
Italy
216
Edinburgh (Scotland)
188
Scotland
183
Europe
127
Edinburgh
124
Ireland
122
India
121
Wales
114
Oxford (England)
92
Germany
88
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Switzerland
73
Spain
64
Paris (France)
63
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
87
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
72
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
32
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
29
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
26
Shirley Smith, Richard
24
Raphael, 1483–1520
23
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
23
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
21
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
20
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
19
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
18
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936
18
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
123
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
86
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
83
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
62
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
54
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
43
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
30
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
17
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
16
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
14
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
13
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
13
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
12
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
7
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
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
5
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
5
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
4
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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
219
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
164
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.
129
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.
87
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
72
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
69
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
55
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
49
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
30
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 Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
23
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Language
English
17,479
French
532
Latin
367
German
266
Italian
131
Dutch
50
No linguistic content
39
Undetermined
34
Spanish
23
English, Middle (1100-1500)
10
Swedish
10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
9
Welsh
9
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
8
Japanese
6
Multiple languages
6
Portuguese
5
Russian
5
Danish
4
Efik
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20101
Davidson, Bruce, born 1933
Seeing ourselves as an American sees us
[April 12, 1961]
20102
McEwen, John, 1942–
Patrick Procktor
c1997
20103
Lane, Charles
British racing prints 1700-1940
1990
20104
Scolar Fine Art
Helen Clapcott
2003
20105
Phillips, Claude, Sir, 1848–1924
The picture gallery of Charles I
1896
20106
Parenthesis
[1998]-
20107
Harper's new monthly magazine
[1850-c1900]
20108
Cope, William Henry, Sir, bart., 1811–1892
Bramshill
[1883]
20109
Wingfield, Mary Ann
A dictionary of sporting artists, 1650-1990
c1992
20110
Spink, Kathryn
Invitation to a royal wedding
1981
20111
Fine Art Society
Paintings, water-colours, and drawings from the Handley-Read Collection, 11th-28th June, 1974
1974]
20112
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
The art of England
1884
20113
Paterson, James, 1805–1876
Memoir of the late James Fillans, sculptor, W.S.A., S.E.S., and S.A., London
MDCCCLIV [1854]
20114
Museum of London
The Museum of London
1976
20115
Book Works
1996
20116
Longrigg, Roger, 1929–2000
The English squire and his sport
1977
20117
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Sporting books in the Huntington library,
1937
20118
Quennell, Peter, 1905–1993
John Ruskin, the portrait of a prophet
1949
20119
Mann, Sylvia
Collecting playing cards
c1978
20120
Browse, Lillian
William Nicholson
1956
20121
Taylor, Basil
Stubbs
1971
20122
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Bewick to Dovaston
1968
20123
Van Devanter, Willis, 1930–
A checklist of books illustrated by Henry Alken
[1967]
20124
Watney, Marylian
The elegant carriage
[1961]
20125
Arts Council of Great Britain
George Stubbs
1958
20126
Taylor, Basil
Animal painting in England from Barlow to Landseer
[1955]
20127
Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, Earl of, 1800–1857
Catalogue of the Bridgewater collection of pictures belonging to the Earl of Ellesmere at Bridgewater House, Cleveland Square
1851
20128
Hope, C. E. G. (Charles Evelyn Graham), 1900–1971
The encyclopedia of the horse,
[1973]
20129
Porter, Michael, 1948–
Gwavas Lake
[2000]
20130
Luttrell, Edward
An epitome of painting
1683
20131
Fraser, Antonia, 1932–
A history of toys
1966
20132
Foster, Tony, born 1946
Rainforest diaries
c1992
20133
Finlay, Ian Hamilton
Homage to Ian Hamilton Finlay
[1987]
20134
The Royal Veterinary College, London, 1791-1991
1991?
20135
Solly, N. Neal (Nathaniel Neal), 1811–1895
Memoir of the life of William James Müller
1875
20136
Curling, Bill
All the Queen's horses
1978
20137
Jerrold, Blanchard, 1826–1884
The life of George Cruikshank
1894
20138
Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788–1865
Aedes Hartwellianae, or, Notices of the manor and mansion of Hartwell
MDCCCLI [1851]
20139
Phillips, Mr.
Catalogue of the late Lord Northwick's extensive and magnificent collection of ancient and modern pictures
[1859]
20140
Scott, William Bell, 1811–1890
Half-hour lectures on the history and practice of the fine and ornamental arts
1861
20141
Mitchell, Sally, 1937–
The dictionary of British equestrian artists
c1985
20142
Kay, John, 1742–1826
A series of original portraits and caricature etchings
1877
20143
Two East Anglian picture books
1988
20144
Brown, G
A new treatise on flower painting,
1799-1803
20145
Berry, Claude
The racehorse in twentieth century art
1989
20146
The Rhinebeck panorama of London
1981
20147
Paget, Guy, 1886–1952
The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley (1782-1860)
1931
20148
Hardie, Martin, 1875–1952
English coloured books
[1906]
20149
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
Catalogue of a few finished original pictures, particularly the First Installation of the Order of the Garter
1829
20150
Carr, Raymond
English fox hunting
1976
20151
Yeates, John
Michael Lyne
1992
20152
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
The Donnington run
20153
Nash, Paul W
Folio 50
1997
20154
Clark, F. Ambrose (Frederick Ambrose), 1880–1964
The F. Ambrose Clark collection of sporting paintings
1958
20155
Willis, Robert, 1800–1875
The architectural history of the University of Cambridge, and of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton
1886
20156
Heron, Roy
The sporting art of Cecil Aldin
1990
20157
Deuchar, Stephen
Sporting art in eighteenth-century England
1988
20158
Taylor, Basil
Sport and the horse
1960
20159
Procktor, Patrick, 1936–2003
Self-portrait
1991
20160
Helfand, Jessica
Reinventing the wheel
c2002
20161
Parker, Constance-Anne
Mr. Stubbs, the horse painter
1971
20162
Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832–1907
Travels in South Kensington;
1882
20163
Tighe, Robert Richard
Annals of Windsor
1858
20164
Paoletti, John T
The critical eye/I
1984
20165
The festival of Punch
1951
20166
Arts Council of Great Britain
Edward Lear, 1812-1888
1958
20167
Hofer, Philip, 1898–1984
Edward Lear
1962
20168
Burke's Irish family records
20169
Reade, Brian
Aubrey Beardsley
1966
20170
Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794–1859
Autobiographical recollections
1860
20171
Tinker, Chauncey Brewster, 1876–1963
The Wedgwood medallion of Samuel Johnson
MCMXXVI [1926]
20172
Foster, Tony, born 1946
Sacred places
[2012]
20173
Morrison, Thomas, 1705–1778
A Pindarick ode on painting
1767
20174
Newcastle upon Tyne (England). Public libraries. Bewick Collection
Catalogue of the Bewick collection (Pease bequest)
1904]
20175
Collecting sporting art
c1988
20176
Huth, Henry, 1815–1878
Catalogue of the famous library of printed books, illuminated manuscripts, autograph letters and engravings
[1911-20]
20177
Oaksey, John
The story of Mill Reef
2006
20178
Poole, Geo. Ayliffe (George Ayliffe), 1809–1883
An historical and descriptive guide to York cathedral and its antiquities
[1850]
20179
Lister, Eric
Twentieth century British naïve and primitive artists
1977
20180
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862–1940
Advertising and British art
1924
20181
Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707
The complete works of George Farquhar
MCMXXX [1930]
20182
Under the influence
[1997]
20183
Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of, 1930–2017
Wild flowers
c1995
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