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Rare Books and Manuscripts
13,898
Reference Library
160
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
99
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
51
Phillips, H., -1840
45
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Dilnot, John
37
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
34
Sackett, Colin
34
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
30
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
28
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
28
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
28
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
26
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
24
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
24
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
24
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160
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13,894
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2023-2024
13
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Creator Gender
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13,896
female
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19th century
8,326
20th century
2,939
18th century
1,786
21st century
663
17th century
208
16th century
41
15th century
33
Work Type
wood engraving
1,659
aquatint
909
lithograph
844
engraving
799
auction catalog
750
artists' book
708
chromolithograph
424
etching
371
private press books (publishing)
313
ephemera
295
armorial bookplates (provenance)
294
exhibition catalog
287
drawing book
248
chromoxylograph
223
photomechanical print
205
accordion fold format (binding)
204
steel engraving
172
catalog
156
prospectuse
152
publisher's advertisement
137
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Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
668
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
661
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
647
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770-1859 -- Bookplate.
595
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
425
London Institution -- Ownership.
344
Upcott, William, 1779-1845 -- Autograph.
339
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
306
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
269
Drawing -- Technique.
227
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
225
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
161
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
159
Drawing books -- Specimens.
157
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
152
Satire, English.
152
Fox hunting.
146
Drawing, European -- Catalogs.
136
Horses.
134
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
133
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Subject Period
19th century
910
20th century
306
18th century
200
17th century
60
16th century
38
21st century
26
15th century
16
11th century
7
Alfred, 871-899
3
14th century
2
15th and 16th centuries
2
17th-18th centuries
2
Description and travel
2
Elizabeth II
2
12th century
1
13th century
1
17th cenury
1
18h century
1
19h century
1
58 B.C.-511 A.D
1
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Great Britain
2,835
England
1,649
London
1,081
London (England)
314
United States
194
Edinburgh (Scotland)
169
Scotland
129
Italy
128
France
127
Edinburgh
113
Ireland
94
India
86
Oxford (England)
83
Europe
76
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Wales
68
Glasgow (Scotland)
51
Brighton (England)
48
Oxford
48
Spain
47
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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
64
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
36
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
28
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
27
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
26
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
25
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
25
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
24
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
22
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
20
Shirley Smith, Richard
20
Raphael, 1483–1520
19
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
18
Jesus Christ
17
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Britton, John, 1771–1857
16
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669
15
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
15
Blake, William, 1757–1827
14
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
14
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
110
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
60
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)
25
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
24
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
23
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
12
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
11
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
10
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
9
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
8
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
3
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
3
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
2
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
2
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009)
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
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
1
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
1
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
1
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
158
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
119
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
85
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
81
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
56
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
49
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
42
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
36
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
25
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
17
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bert Boyson
16
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elizabeth and Horace Tower in memory of Cynthia Gay Wright
15
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
12
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Wild lone;
1938
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[Tonkin, James, ca. 1758–1837.]
View of the celebrated Logan Rock taken in 1824
1824]
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A. & F. Pears Limited
Advertisement for Pears' transparent soap
ca. [1879?]
4
A. Davis's (Firm : London, England)
[Advertisement for silver, brass and metal polish]
[1843?]
5
A. Garstin & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of A. Garstin & Co., London, for purchases made by Messrs Odell, 8th, September, 1917]
1917
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A. Garstin & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of A. Garstin & Co., London, for purchases made by Messrs Odell, 1st, September, 1917]
1917
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A. Hepplewhite and Co
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's guide, or, Repository of designs for every article of household furniture
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
8
A. P. D. G
Sketches of Portugese life, manners, costume, and character
1826
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Abbey, J. R. (John Roland), 1896–1969
English bindings, 1490-1940
1940
10
Abbey, J. R. (John Roland), 1896–1969
Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860;
1972
11
Abbot, George, 1562–1633
A briefe description of the whole worlde
1605
12
Abbot, Henry, 1768–1840
Antiquities of Rome
1820
13
Abbott, Mr.
A catalogue of the genuine household furniture
[1827]
14
Abbott, Edward, 1737–1791
A set of new designs for coach & chariot bodies =
1763
15
Abbott, George, 1803–1838
Drawings for Views of the forts of Bhurtpoore & Weire
1827?
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