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Reference Library 13,349
Rare Books and Manuscripts 701

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Sotheby's (Firm) 157
Christie, Manson & Woods 132
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc 50
Bonhams (Firm : 2001) 43
Douglas, Helen, 1952– 28
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 27
Hockney, David, born 1937 23
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 22
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 21
Lamont-Fisher, Pauline 19
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 18
Dilnot, John 18
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 18
Public Catalogue Foundation 18
Yale Center for British Art 18
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 17
Bush, Tracey 16
Christie's South Kensington, Ltd 16
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 16
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 15
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 15
Sackett, Colin 15
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938– 14
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 14
Mowl, Tim 14
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 13
Blake, William, 1757–1827 13
Bryant, Julius 13
Cradock-Watson, Jane 13
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 13

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Accessible in the Reference Library 13,349
Accessible in the Study Room 701

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 14,034

Image Available

unavailable 14,007
available 27

Provenance

New Online Additions

2025 - 2026 98

Classification

Books 14,034

Collective Title

Period

21st century 14,034

20th century 116
19th century 19
18th century 4

Materials & Techniques

Height [cm]

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Work Type

exhibition catalog 795
history 447
artists' book 379
auction catalog 237
catalog 173
criticism, interpretation, etc 172
accordion fold format (binding) 122
biographie 96
exhibition catalogue 93
biography 74
pictorial work 67
cut-paper work 48
art 41
guidebook 39
interview 38
illustrated work 36
catalogues d'exposition 29
wood engraving 27
catalogues raisonné 22
conference papers and proceeding 22
livres d'artiste 22
botanical illustration 19
ephemera 19
portrait 19
prospectuse 18
screen print 18
pop-up book 16
handbooks and manual 15
photograph 15
artist's book 14

Genre

Subject Terms

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 638
Rare books -- Catalogs. 460
Great Britain. 381
Art, British -- Catalogs. 376
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 354
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 310
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 303
Art auctions -- Catalogs. 284
Furniture -- Catalogs. 281
Decoration and ornament -- Catalogs. 224
Auction catalogs. 204
Silver -- Catalogs. 192
Art -- Catalogs. 180
Ceramics -- Catalogs. 157
Manuscripts -- Catalogs. 154
England. 153
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 122
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 121
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 116
Women in natural history. 111
Maps -- Catalogs. 110
Sculpture, European -- Catalogs. 97
Photography, Artistic. 95
Painting, Irish -- Catalogs. 89
Art, European -- Catalogs. 85
Watercolor painting, British -- Catalogs. 85
Art, British. 79
England -- London. 78
Prints, Modern -- 20th century -- Catalogs. 77
Prints, Modern -- 19th century -- Catalogs. 71

Subject Period

20th century 1,932
19th century 1,052
18th century 534
21st century 315
17th century 194
16th century 121
15th century 12
17th-18th centuries 6
Geschichte 4
11th century 2
14th century 1
15th and 16th centuries 1
20th centuy 1
England 1
Great Britain 1
India 1
London 1
New York (State) 1
Republic, 265-30 B.C 1
South America 1
Spain 1
United States 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 2,038
England 1,208
London 239
Europe 163
United States 162
Scotland 151
Ireland 147
London (England) 147
Australia 91
India 82
England London 80
Canada 50
France 49
Italy 46
Wales 40
Middle East 31
Edinburgh 28
Connecticut 26
New York (State) 26
Germany 25
New Haven 24
New York 21
Bristol 17
Venice (Italy) 17
Brighton 15
Groebritannien 15
Thames River (England) 14
Axminster 13
California 13
Jamaica 12

Associated People

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851 127
Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 68
Kahn, Louis I., 1901–1974 63
Blake, William, 1757–1827 61
Constable, John, 1776–1837 51
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986 50
Freud, Lucian, 1922–2011 45
Hockney, David, born 1937 44
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 43
Riley, Bridget, born 1931 41
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834–1903 39
Morris, William, 1834–1896 38
Caro, Anthony, Sir, 1924–2013 37
Hirst, Damien, born 1965 37
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 37
Emin, Tracey, born 1963 36
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 35
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 34
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 28
Gormley, Antony, Sir, born 1950 26
Hepworth, Barbara, Dame, 1903–1975 24
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806 24
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 23
Sickert, Walter, 1860–1942 23
Scully, Sean, 1945– 22
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898 21
Hodgkin, Howard, Sir, 1932–2017 21
Rego, Paula, Dame, 1935–2022 21
Craig–Martin, Michael, Sir, born 1941 19
Nash, Paul, 1889–1946 19

Exhibition History

"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 31
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 1

Credit Line

22861662870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 5
22960448240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 3
22653420300008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Folio Society 2
22826422130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22861684240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22895859820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22976297410008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 2
22608864390008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22608878630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22608884160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss 1
22609014160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609530140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609553280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22609920880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22610445930008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22610675780008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611183140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc. 1
22611492210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611781280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22611801000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612217200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612227190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612256830008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612278540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22612521970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613298280008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Beth Miller 1
22613809730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613862790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613867110008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22615461080008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1

Language

English 13,578
French 145
German 107
Italian 59
Spanish 35
Japanese 15
Dutch 13
Multiple languages 9
Chinese 7
Portuguese 6
Russian 5
Undetermined 4
Estonian 3
Swedish 3
Dakota 2
Hungarian 2
Polish 2
Welsh 2
Catalan 1
Croatian 1
Danish 1
Greek, Modern (1453- ) 1
Hebrew 1
Slovak 1
Vietnamese 1

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Period: 21st century Period: 21st century
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Dilnot, John

Black apples

2016
Accessible in the Study Room
Rook, Anne

Virtual orchard

2009
Accessible in the Study Room
Open house London

[2011]
Accessible in the Study Room
Bonnell, Mandy

Bethany seeds

2013
Accessible in the Study Room
Bonnell, Mandy

Antmothbeetlemillipedespider

2006
Accessible in the Study Room
Mockett, Andrew

A chapbook of English tat

[2002]
Accessible in the Study Room
South Bank Centre

Summer of smiles

2011
Accessible in the Study Room
Dilnot, John

Pond life

2014
Accessible in the Study Room
Project Ocean

2011
Accessible in the Study Room
Rook, Anne

Apple story

2016
Accessible in the Study Room
Douglas, Helen, 1952–

Field notes

2006
Accessible in the Study Room
Rook, Anne

The book of 4021 & 4020

2002
Accessible in the Study Room
Bodman, Sarah

The secret garden

2001
Accessible in the Study Room
Narielwalla, Hormazd

Diamond dolls

2021
Accessible in the Study Room
Frock me (London, England)

Frock me

[2013]

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