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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Brewer, Mary, 1796 or 1797–
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Bruce, James, 1730–1794
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Burgess, George
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C. Penny & Son
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Chinnery, George, 1774–1852
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Gladstone, Catherine Glynne, 1812–1900
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Hancock, John, 1804–1839
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Jones family
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Loftus, Montague Egerton, 1860–1934
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Lupson, Henry Charles
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Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
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Poynter, Ambrose, 1796–1886
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Primrose, A. (Alexander), 1861–1944
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Roberts, David, 1796–1864
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Seebohm, Henry, 1832–1895
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Smellie, William
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Thomson, Charles, fl. 1812–1849
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Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
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Webb, John, 1611–1672
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Archives & Manuscripts
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Books
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19th century
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18th century
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20th century
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17th century
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notebook
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diarie
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correspondence
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graphite drawing
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ink drawing
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medical formularie
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recipe
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sketchbook
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account book
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clipping
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drawings (visual works)
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pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
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photograph
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watercolor
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blankbook
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botanical illustration
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burgess ticket
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certificate
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commonplace book
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diagram
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Workshop recipes -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
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Great Britain Navy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Great Britain Navy -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Home economics -- Great Britain.
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Traditional medicine -- Great Britain -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
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Abington, Mrs. (Frances Barton), 1737–1815 -- Correspondence.
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Adelcrantz, Carl Fredrik, 1716–1796 -- Correspondence.
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Africa, North -- Antiquities.
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Africa, North -- Description and travel.
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Amusements -- Great Britain.
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Antiquities.
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Antwerp (Belgium) -- Description and travel.
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Architects -- Great Britain.
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Architecture -- France.
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Architecture -- Great Britain.
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Architecture -- Italy -- Rome.
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Architecture -- Italy.
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Art -- Collectors and collecting.
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Art -- Conservation and restoration.
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Art -- Exhibitions -- Great Britain.
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19th century
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Great Britain
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France
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Africa, North
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Antwerp (Belgium)
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Belgium
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Blue Nile River Valley (Ethiopia and Sudan)
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Brussels (Belgium)
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Ellora Caves (India)
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Ethiopia
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Germany
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India
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Italy
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Mumbai (India)
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Netherlands
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Nile River
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Paris (France)
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Pleven (Bulgaria)
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Pune (India)
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Rome (Italy)
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Rotterdam (Netherlands)
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Associated People
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
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Abington, Mrs. (Frances Barton), 1737–1815
1
Adelcrantz, Carl Fredrik, 1716–1796
1
Bacon, John, 1740–1799
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Balugani, Luigi Antonio Melchiorre, 1737–1771
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Banks, Joseph, 1743–1820
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Bardwell, Thomas, 1704–1767
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Beaumont, George Howland, Sir, 1753–1827
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Breda, C. F. von (Carl Fredrik), 1759–1818
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Brewer, Mary, 1796 or 1797–
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Bruce, James, 1730–1794
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Burgess, George
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Burke, Edmund, 1729–1797
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Burke, Jane Mary Nugent, 1734–1812
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729–1796
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Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
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Darwin, Erasmus, 1731–1802
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Dickson, Alexander, 1836–1887
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Doughty, William, 1757–1780 or 1782
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Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse, 1611–1668
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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)
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Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick W. Hilles
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Notebook of recipes and taxidermic instructions
1830-1834
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Seebohm, Henry, 1832–1895
Henry Seebohm ornithological notebook and diary
1860-1866
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Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
Joseph Wright notebook
1775-1780
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Fortune teller's notebook
[1829?]
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Webb, John, 1611–1672
John Webb account book
1630s
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Hancock, John, 1804–1839
Drawings and notebooks on porcelain painting
circa 1821-1836
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Roberts, David, 1796–1864
Record books
1829-1864
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Joshua Reynolds archive,
1749-1816
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Smellie, William
Notebook on weaving
1693-ca. 1767
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Thomson, Charles, fl. 1812–1849
Watch, quarter and station bill of H.M.S. Britannia
circa 1830
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Primrose, A. (Alexander), 1861–1944
Notes on botany
1882
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Recipes for art and restoration
circa 1820
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Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
James Wales archive,
1786-1797
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Gladstone, Catherine Glynne, 1812–1900
Catherine Gladstone account book
1892-1894
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Watch, quarter and station bill of H.M.S. Dido
circa 1840
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Notes and formulas for the preparation of paints, varnishes, oils, etc.
circa 1817
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Chinnery, George, 1774–1852
Notebook
1814-1821
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Bruce, James, 1730–1794
James Bruce archive,
ca. 1750-ca.1850
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Loftus, Montague Egerton, 1860–1934
Field notebook compiled by Montague Egerton Loftus
circa 1882?
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Notebook on poisonous gases
circa 1916
21
Jones family
Jones family archive
1805-1945
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Young, William
Remedies for ailments in horses and cattle
circa 1826
23
C. Penny & Son
The original velvet paper memorandum book, with metallic pencil
[ca. 1840]
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Notebook of paint recipes
1767-1840
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Brewer, Mary, 1796 or 1797–
Photography
ca. 1853-1857
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Poynter, Ambrose, 1796–1886
Notes on architecture, from a tour of France and Italy
1820
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Lupson, Henry Charles
Notebook of magic tricks and recipes
circa 1870
28
Burgess, George
Varnish maker's recipe book
approximately 1871-1874
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Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999
Paul Mellon notebooks,
1925-1929