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Reference Library
4,940
Rare Books and Manuscripts
4,358
Creator
Clark, Thomas A
38
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
33
Christie, Manson & Woods
33
Arts Council of Great Britain
23
Bush, Tracey
23
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
23
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
22
Paterson, Daniel, 1738–1825
19
Sotheby's (Firm)
18
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)
17
King, Ronald, 1932–
16
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
16
Dilnot, John
15
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
15
Sackett, Colin
15
Burke, Bernard, 1814–1892
14
Labour Party (Great Britain)
14
Morpeth, Sarah
14
Victoria and Albert Museum
14
Liberal Party (Great Britain)
13
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Unknown
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4,940
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4,358
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9,252
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Unavailable
8,886
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366
New Additions
2023-2024
71
Classification
Books
7,510
Archives & Manuscripts
322
Prints
321
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
273
Articles & Chapters
231
Periodicals
181
Maps & Atlas (printed)
51
Drawings & Watercolors
44
Photographs
39
Videos
34
Postcards
24
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
21
Visual Materials
19
Computer Files
17
Music (printed)
9
Dissertations & Theses
4
Nonmusical Sound Recordings
2
Kits
1
Paintings
1
Creator Gender
unknown
9,249
female
3
Period
20th century
3,997
19th century
2,577
21st century
2,168
18th century
485
17th century
82
16th century
12
15th century
8
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
6
watercolor (paint)
3
graphite (mineral)
2
ink
2
wove paper.
2
albumen process
1
collage
1
glass
1
laid paper
1
paper
1
photographic paper
1
Work Type
ephemera
641
artists' book
505
engraving
304
wood engraving
288
memorial card
255
history
245
lithograph
231
aquatint
216
chromolithograph
197
recreation
195
memorials (commemorative)
194
cut-paper work
183
botanical illustration
178
exhibition catalog
155
accordion fold format (binding)
132
game
125
advertisement
123
ink drawing
108
etching
105
watercolor
104
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Great Britain.
563
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
554
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
432
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
274
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
274
Grief.
257
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
221
Art, British -- Exhibitions.
151
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
138
Women in natural history.
130
Death.
129
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions.
120
Satire, English.
120
Art, British -- Catalogs.
112
Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain.
104
Painters -- Great Britain -- Biography.
103
Painting, British -- Exhibitions.
102
English wit and humor, Pictorial.
100
Artists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
92
Art, British.
84
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19th century
1,549
20th century
945
18th century
514
17th century
254
21st century
84
16th century
65
15th century
26
11th century
9
12th century
5
17th-18th centuries
5
14th century
3
Alfred, 871-899
3
Elizabeth II
2
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
2
13th century
1
15th and 16th centuries
1
17th-18th century
1
18h century
1
19h century
1
19th-20th centuries
1
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Great Britain
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9,252
England
90
London (England)
66
Ireland
43
Wales
35
Scotland
27
France
22
United States
21
Europe
20
Groebritannien
14
England London
12
Edinburgh
11
Edinburgh (Scotland)
10
India
8
Isle of Wight (England)
8
Italy
8
Liverpool (England)
8
America
7
Bath (England)
7
British Isles
7
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Associated People
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
57
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
55
Morris, William, 1834–1896
34
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
28
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
27
Blake, William, 1757–1827
24
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
22
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
21
Windsor, House of
21
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
20
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820
18
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533–1603
17
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
17
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
16
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
15
Adam, Robert, 1728–1792
14
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491–1547
14
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
14
Millais, John Everett, 1829–1896
14
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758–1805
14
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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)
56
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
43
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
37
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
11
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
10
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
9
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
8
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
7
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
6
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
6
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
6
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
4
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08)
3
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
2
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
2
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
2
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
1
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
1
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
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 George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
60
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules David Prown.
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
26
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
25
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
24
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
21
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Momart
17
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
16
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David A. Richards.
15
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
15
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
15
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
14
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jock Reynolds
13
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
10
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
9
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
8
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
8
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Thomas Strong, Yale MFA 1967.
8
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English
9,024
French
54
German
48
Latin
20
No linguistic content
9
Italian
7
Spanish
6
Undetermined
6
Welsh
4
Japanese
3
Polish
3
Russian
3
English, Middle (1100-1500)
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1
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1
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Bado Aureo, Johannes de
Tractatus de armis
circa 1450
2
Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory
Coade's Lithodipyra, or, Artificial Stone Manufactory
[approximately 1784?]
3
Bonnell, Mandy
Sailing boats & dhows
[1994]
4
Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
5
Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street
[1748]]
6
Northcote, James, 1746–1831
One hundred new fables
1817-1825
7
A. Gotelee (Oldham, England)
A. Gotelee, bookseller, stationer, binder and a general printer, Post Office, Oldham
1892
8
Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)
[Original Calverley cigarette packet manufactured by Bacon Brothers of Cambridge England]
[approximately 1930]
9
Lynch, Richard, -1781
Will of Patrick Lynch
1781
10
Happy may they birthday be
[1880?]
11
Festival of Britain (1951 : Great Britain)
Britain at home to the world
1951
12
Letters of administration of William Morgan
1781
13
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
To my daughter, may the morn of thy existence be unclouded, thy noontide of dazzling light
[approximately 1870]
14
[Photographic postcards of actors and scenes from "The Girls of Gottenberg."]
[approximately 1907]
15
A packet of carefully selected Christmas cards, suitable for young or old, by the celebrated makers, Marcus Ward & Co.
[1875?]
16
With love and good wishes for a happy New Year
[1880?]
17
Newmarket, Mildenhall, and Swaffham stage waggons
1796
18
Collins, Patrick, -1781
Will of Patrick Collins
1781
19
Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)
[Label for Bacon Brothers "B.B." cigarettes (Turkish)]
[approximately 1910]
20
Festival of Britain (1951 : Great Britain)
Festival of Britain
1951
21
[Greeting card with movable flower]
[1850?]
22
Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding
mid-19th century
23
In ever loving memory of William George Banks
1928
24
In affectionate remembrance of Mary, the beloved wife of Joseph Hardy, of Alston
1870
25
In loving memory of Herbert, eldest son of Henry and Sarah Adlington, (of Croft House, Ripley,)
1896
26
In loving memory of Mary Ann, widow of the late Thomas Bowes, Snilesworth
1944
27
Wenger, Albert Francis, 1837 or 1838–1924
Photograph album of pottery manufactured by Albert Wenger
1888
28
In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks
[1904]
29
Souvenir greeting card
[approximately 1890]
30
Dummer, Edmund, -1712
A survey and description of the principal harbours
1698
31
Tracy, Thomas
Iter boreale, or, The northern expedition
1732
32
Daveluy, Édouard, 1812–1894
Henry Halvoet & Cie.
[approximately 1840]
33
Van Houten (Firm)
Trade cards for Van Houten's cocoa
[ca. 1880?]
34
By His Majesty's Royal Letter Patent
[not after 1837]
35
Skelton, William, 1763–1848
Skelton, copper plate printer
[approximately 1800?]
36
Walkinshaw, A.
Farr, fringe lace & worsted manufacturer
[1805?]
37
The young companion
1897 January-1898 December
38
W. & D. Downey
Her Majesty the Queen / W. & D. Downey, photographers
1902
39
Sutton, Emily, 1983–
Robin on a crabapple branch
2008
40
Roget, John Lewis, 1828–1908
Outlines of a portion of the life of Trelawny Spoon, gent.
1847-1848
41
Dean & Son
[Caricature card depiciting a sepia illustration of a shop assistant, with verse]
[1880?]
42
Darly, M. (Mary)
Hinton & Lock
[not after 1778]
43
Project Ocean
2011
44
Studio portraits of two women
Great Britain,
45
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker
[1850?]
46
In memory of the late John Distance
1854
47
In memory of Jacob Henry Tillett, would-be-M.P. for his native city : November, 17th, 1868 : July, 12th, 1870 : February, 4th, 1874 : March, 5th, 1875
1892
48
In remembrance of the late Robert Minto of Barton-Upon-Humber
1857
49
Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society
Scottish Widows' Fund Mutual LIfe Assurance Society
[approximately 1914]
50
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
51
W. & T. Gregson (Firm)
W. & T. Gregson
[approximately 1820]
52
In affectionate remembrance of Frances Stenning
1874
53
Wellington
1852
54
In memory of Jane, the beloved wife of William Stead, of Sherburn
1865
55
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a woman and a sister?"
circa 1835
56
In affectionate remembrance of John Stringer, the beloved husband of Sarah Ann Stringer
1888
57
Jones & Halton (Firm)
Jones & Halton
[approximately 1850]
58
In affectionate remembrance of James Page
1885
59
Funeral biscuits
[approximately 1825]
60
Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
Vere Foster's Copy books
[approximately 1897?]
61
Bush, Tracey
The pocket book of sea creatures
1997
62
Bush, Tracey
Cygnea cantio
1997
63
Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847
A collection of English grasses
circa 1792-1808
64
A list of pictures at Kingsweston, taken July 1695
1695
65
Naval woolwork
1891
66
Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485
John Porter manuscript
circa 1450
67
Paley, Ann
Fern and flower album
1873-1878
68
Lincoln, Paul Etienne
Paul Etienne Lincoln
[1991]
69
Varnish maker's recipe book
1861 Feb 5-1863 May 9
70
Hancock, John, 1804–1839
Drawings and notebooks on porcelain painting
circa 1821-1836
71
Character of forest trees
circa 1817
72
Notebook of recipes and taxidermic instructions
1830-1834
73
Wainwright and Watkins (Firm : Hereford, England)
[Bill from Wainwright and Watkins for Sir J.G. Cotterell, 1812]
1812
74
Bonnell, Mandy
The second life of shells
2001
75
Moore, Henry, 1898–1986
Henry Moore shelter-sketch-book
[1967]
76
Burch, William Walter, approximately 1796–1873
Album of the work of William Walter Burch, engraver on gold and silver
1821-1871
77
Quartettes
circa 1860?
78
Mockett, Andrew
A chapbook of English tat
[2002]
79
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
Journal in Portugal, Spain and France
1812-1814
80
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Skute Awabo [Awabo Skute]
1992
81
Webb, John, 1611–1672
John Webb account book
1630s
82
Estcourt, Thomas Grimston Bucknall, 1775–1853
Sketchbooks
1826-1851
83
Hogan, Eileen, 1946–
The poetry box
[2003]
84
Fortune teller's notebook
[1829?]
85
Stencils
late 19th century
86
Album of printed items documenting English lotteries, 1569-1826
circa 1700-1900
87
Roberson & Company
Roberson & Company, manufacturers of oil and water colors, materials for drawing and painting
[not before 1862]
88
Cut-paper basket
Great Britain,
89
Potter, John (Hatter)
Potter, No. 22, Old Bond Street, late foreman to Mr. Breach, hatter to Their Majesties
[approximately 1816]
90
Bonnington Hotel (London, England)
Dinner
1951
91
Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)
[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]
1828
92
Whitbread and Company
The Harrow, Wateringbury
[between 1949 and 1955]
93
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Programme of events, Monday August 22nd, 1955
1955
94
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise
[Permit for Thomas Cooper to receive one cask of foreign brandy, 1809]
1809
95
[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]
2d Novr. 1773
96
Mr. Ingham, general dealer, Sheffield
[approximately 1840?]
97
[Luncheon menu for the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, Sept. 6th, 1939]
1939
98
Siddall, Charles, 1804–
Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby
March 31st 1840
99
Frock me (London, England)
Frock me
[2013]
100
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Children's tea party held on board R.M.S. "Ivernia"
1955
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