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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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20,113
Reference Library
175
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
101
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
51
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
29
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
29
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Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
175
Image Use
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Image Available
Unavailable
19,448
Available
665
New Additions
2024-2025
75
Classification
Books
16,335
Archives & Manuscripts
668
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
656
Prints
644
Maps & Atlas (printed)
432
Music (printed)
243
Periodicals
180
Articles & Chapters
173
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
20,110
female
3
Period
19th century
11,005
20th century
4,000
18th century
2,502
21st century
891
17th century
483
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
1,806
engraving
1,314
lithograph
1,213
ephemera
1,089
aquatint
1,036
artists' book
894
auction catalog
775
chromolithograph
649
etching
544
woodcut
424
map
420
armorial bookplates (provenance)
353
accordion fold format (binding)
327
private press books (publishing)
315
exhibition catalog
303
photomechanical print
302
photograph
300
recreation
292
drawing book
268
memorial card
261
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
852
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.
228
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Women in natural history.
210
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
188
Satire, English.
184
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
166
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Subject Period
19th century
1,388
20th century
497
18th century
306
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
4,319
England
1,944
London
1,168
London (England)
480
France
304
United States
241
Italy
215
Edinburgh (Scotland)
188
Scotland
181
Europe
127
Edinburgh
124
Ireland
121
India
120
Wales
114
Oxford (England)
92
Germany
87
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Switzerland
71
Spain
64
Paris (France)
62
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
85
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
72
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
40
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
38
Jesus Christ
32
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
31
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
29
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
29
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
28
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
26
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
26
Raphael, 1483–1520
23
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
23
Shirley Smith, Richard
23
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
20
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
19
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936
18
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
18
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
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
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
84
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)
12
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
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
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
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
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
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.
116
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
71
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.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
33
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
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
22
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Language
English
17,409
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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Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
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Black Lion Inn (Scarthingmoor, England)
[Inn tally for food and drink at the Black Lion Inn, Scarthingmoor]
[early 19th century]
3
Open house London
[2011]
4
First lessons in plain sewing for home or school
[approximately 1900?]
5
A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too
mid-19th century
6
Sage, John (Painter)
J. Sage
[approximately 1830]
7
Cullum (Firm)
The most extensive and cheapest establishment in the West of England
[1840s?]
8
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker
[1850?]
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Levinstein Limited (firm)
Fast khakis and blues, for government requirements
1914?
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George Wostenholm & Son (Sheffield, England)
Geo. Wostenholm & Son's, Ltd.
[not before 1875]
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Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people
[approximately 1850]
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Waldie, Mrs., active 1808
Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde
1808
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Stapley, W. B.
Album of landscape drawings and compiled by W.B. Stapley
1855-1870
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The Princes Restaurant, Piccadilly
[191-?]
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Mr. Ingham, general dealer, Sheffield
[approximately 1840?]
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