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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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11,788
Reference Library
42
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
117
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
103
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Britton, John, 1771–1857
56
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
50
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
39
Phillips, H., -1840
38
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
30
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
29
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
28
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
25
Morris, William, 1834–1896
25
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
24
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
22
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
22
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
22
Burnet, John, 1784–1868
21
Combe, William, 1742–1823
21
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
11,788
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
42
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
11,051
Free to Use
737
Image Available
Unavailable
10,637
Available
1,151
New Additions
2024-2025
42
Classification
Books
9,364
Archives & Manuscripts
542
Prints
521
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
452
Maps & Atlas (printed)
183
Drawings & Watercolors
118
Music (printed)
116
Periodicals
95
Photographs
87
Visual Materials
52
Articles & Chapters
38
Postcards
7
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
6
Videos
5
Paintings
1
Creator Gender
unknown
11,786
female
2
Period
19th century
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11,788
20th century
117
18th century
103
17th century
19
16th century
13
15th century
8
21st century
3
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
17
ceramic (material)
12
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
wood
7
wood engraving (process)
7
albumen process
4
ink
4
silk (textile)
4
watercolor (paint)
4
engraving (action)
3
graphite (color)
3
lithography
3
transfer printing
3
weaving
3
graphite
2
graphite (mineral)
2
ivory (material)
2
sterling silver
2
wove paper.
2
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,472
lithograph
1,277
aquatint
985
engraving
802
ephemera
687
auction catalog
631
chromolithograph
596
etching
334
recreation
256
advertisement
231
chromoxylograph
230
armorial bookplates (provenance)
223
watercolor
204
drawing book
196
photograph
196
steel engraving
194
ink drawing
189
botanical illustration
184
map
177
panorama
176
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Subject Terms
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
563
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
558
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
485
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
442
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
363
London Institution -- Ownership.
235
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
234
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
230
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
193
Drawing -- Technique.
178
Grief.
175
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
174
Satire, English.
168
Drawing books -- Specimens.
162
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
160
Voyages and travels.
133
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
131
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
124
Ackermann, R. -- Publisher.
119
English wit and humor, Pictorial.
115
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Subject Period
19th century
1,428
18th century
104
20th century
81
16th century
19
17th century
18
15th century
9
11th century
2
12th century
2
15th and 16th centuries
2
Alfred, 871-899
2
Silurian
2
To 500
2
13th century
1
18h century
1
19h century
1
19th Century
1
6th century
1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
1
To 332 B. C
1
To 332 B.C
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
2,592
England
1,237
London
767
London (England)
322
France
189
Edinburgh (Scotland)
169
India
141
Italy
139
Scotland
126
United States
108
Edinburgh
95
Europe
84
Wales
83
Ireland
65
Switzerland
64
Egypt
61
Oxford (England)
57
Paris (France)
55
Brighton (England)
51
Germany
50
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Associated People
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
69
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
49
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
37
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
32
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
28
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
27
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
24
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
22
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
22
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
22
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
20
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
20
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
19
Britton, John, 1771–1857
17
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Raphael, 1483–1520
16
Jesus Christ
15
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830
13
Silenus (Mythological character)
13
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
12
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
120
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
97
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
69
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
37
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
23
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
18
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
14
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
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
12
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
11
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
10
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
8
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
7
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
6
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
5
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
5
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
4
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
4
Art in Focus : Wales (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-04-04 - 2014-08-10)
3
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
3
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
155
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
100
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
96
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
95
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
74
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
63
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
58
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
38
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
32
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
28
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
20
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Judy Sirota Rosenthal and Philip B. Rosenthal, Yale BA 1967, MA 1970, PhD 1974
19
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
17
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elizabeth and Horace Tower in memory of Cynthia Gay Wright
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Coleman O. Parsons, Yale PhD 1931
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bert Boyson
11
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Language
English
11,060
French
286
German
95
Latin
37
Italian
30
No linguistic content
28
Spanish
14
Undetermined
13
Swedish
9
Dutch
8
Russian
5
Efik
4
Multiple languages
3
Scots
3
Danish
2
English, Middle (1100-1500)
2
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
1
Hebrew
1
Japanese
1
Norwegian
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1501
James, John Thomas, 1786–1828
Journal of a tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, during the years 1813 and 1814
1816
1502
Cooper, George, active 1792–1830
Prospectus for publishing in subscription The Oxford portfolio
[1817]
1503
Prestel, J. G. (Johann Gottlieb), 1804–1885
Accidents aus meinem Leben vom Jahre 1821 bis 1826 [-1826 bis 1827]
[ca. 1850?]
1504
Mr. Dace's visit to Tenby
1869
1505
Broadhead, Sarah, 1810 or 1811–1909
Sarah Broadhead diary
1834, July 3-1835, May 3
1506
Sharpe, Edmund, 1809–1877
The seven periods of English architecture defined and illustrated
1851
1507
London
[1871]
1508
In affectionate remembrance of Emily Whittaker
1883
1509
Collection concerning the Nottingham House of Correction, St. John's Street
circa 1900
1510
Christie, Manson, & Woods
Catalogue of the very choice collection of works of art of Francis Broderip, Esq., deceased
[1872]
1511
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Designs for the pavillon at Brighton
1808
1512
McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier, Sir, 1807–1873
The discovery of the North-west Passage
1856
1513
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
The vicar of Wakefield
MDCCCXLIII [1843]
1514
Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
An introduction to perspective, drawing, and painting
1815
1515
Hoare, Richard Colt, Sir, 1758–1838
Elbese scenery
1828
1516
Jolly Beggar
[18--]
1517
Tibet, and India beyond the Ganges
1821
1518
Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, André
Travels through the Balearic and Pithiusian Islands
1808
1519
Monvert, César Henri, 1784–1848
Picturesque tour through the Oberland in the canton of Berne, in Switzerland
MDCCCXXIII [1823]
1520
Nooth, Charlotte
Proposals for publishing by subscription, original poems
[1815]
1521
Phillips, Watts, 1825–1874
The model republic, or, Cato Potts in Paris
[1850?]
1522
Delamotte, Philip Henry, 1820–1889
On the various applications of anastatic printing and papyrography
1849
1523
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
On the construction and decoration of the shop fronts of London
1840
1524
Eastlake, Elizabeth, 1809–1893
Recueil de meubles et d'ornements interiéurs
1866
1525
Beauclerc, G. (George)
Journey to Marocco [sic]
1828
1526
Katharine Ogie
1823
1527
Huybens, Christian William
Catalogue of the ... pictures of ... to be sold by auction
1822
1528
Wilkins, Henry, 1767–1847
Suite de vues pittoresques des ruines de Pompeii
1819
1529
Descriptive catalogue of the great historical picture painted by Mr. George Hayter ...
1823
1530
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
The costume of Great Britain
1808
1531
Bunyan, John, 1628–1688
The pilgrim's progress
MDCCCLXX [1870]
1532
Fitzgerald, Percy Hetherington, 1834–1925
The life of David Garrick
1868
1533
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824
Letters and journals of Lord Byron
MDCCCXXXIII [1833]
1534
Views upon the river Dart, Devonshire
[1826]
1535
Marshall, Walter J
Hunting journal of Walter J. Marshall
1871 September 12-1881 April 16
1536
Applied sciences, or, Sciences applied
1849
1537
Travers, R. W
Diary of Midshipman R.W. Travers
1891-1892
1538
Shattuck, C. F. (Charles F.), -1905
Chiming bells of long ago
[189-?]
1539
Wood, John George, 1768–1838
Sketching landscape scenery, part 2nd
not before 1825
1540
William and Robert Chambers
Catalogue of Chambers's educational course and other publications
1847
1541
Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788–1865
Addenda to the Aedes Hartwellianae
MDCCCLXIV [1864]
1542
The woodman's hut, or, The burning forest
[between 1876 and 1917]
1543
Wyld, James, 1812–1887
Wyld's military map of the theatre of war
[1859?]
1544
Prospectus of a new edition of The Anglo-Saxon annals
[1822?]
1545
In memory of Louisa Mary Walder, who died May 7th, 1868
1868
1546
In loving memory of Esther Williams, (of Ruardean Hill), who died, March 3rd, 1889, aged 74 years
1889
1547
In affectionate remembrance of Charles Butterworth
1892
1548
Mr. Stanley (Firm)
A catalogue of the numerous and valuable collection of Italian, Flemish, & Dutch pictures, the property of a Gentleman, deceased
[1832]
1549
Southgate, James Webb, -1842
Catalogue of a collection of rare English portraits, the property of Henry Llewellyn, Esq. (being the remaining portion)
[1828]
1550
The Filoscope
[1897?]
1551
Burgess, John Cart, 1798–1863
Useful hints on drawing and painting;
1818
1552
Sybilline leaves; or, Detector of the thoughts
[between 1819 and 1823]
1553
Dorset, Catherine Ann Turner, 1750?-1817?
The peacock at home
[187-?]
1554
Barker, Henry Aston, 1774–1856
Explanation of the Battle of Waterloo
1817
1555
Richardson, Moses Aaron, 1793–1871
The borderer's table book, or, Gatherings of the local history and romance of the English and Scottish border
1846
1556
Fergusson, Robert, 1750–1774
The poetical works of Robert Ferguson
[1814]
1557
Bewick's Select fables of Aesop and others
1886
1558
Faulkner, Thomas, 1777–1855
History and antiquities of Kensington
1820
1559
Diorama, Regent's Park
[1840]
1560
Royal Society of British Artists
The exhibition of the Society of British Artists
1832
1561
Norris, Charles, 1779–1858
Etchings of Tenby
1812
1562
Cruchley, G. F
Cruchley's New plan of London improved
[1847]
1563
Reid, Mayne, 1818–1883
The headless horseman
1866
1564
Lawrence, John, 1753–1839
The sportsman's calendar, or, Monthly remembrancer of field diversions
1818
1565
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Process of sketching a landscape
1805
1566
Trollope, Anthony, 1815–1882
The small house at Allington
1864
1567
Brockett, William Edward
Narrative of a voyage from Sydney to Torres' Straits, in search of the survivors of the Charles Eaton
1836
1568
Bunyan, John, 1628–1688
The pilgrim's progress
[1851]
1569
H. W
An alphabet of colour
ca. 1851]
1570
Crowquill, Alfred
Absurdities
1827
1571
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Comic almanack
1835-1853
1572
Davidson, Alfred, of Aston
A history of the Holtes of Aston, baronets
1854
1573
Delamotte, George Orleans, ca.1788–1861
Views of Magna Charta Island
[ca. 1830]
1574
Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich
Description of the Royal Hospital for Seamen, at Greenwich
1846
1575
Ellis, Henry, Sir, 1777–1869
Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China;
1817
1576
Harraden, Richard, 1756–1838
Costume of the various orders in the University of Cambridge
[1805]
1577
Duncan, John Shute, 1769–1844
Hints to the bearers of walking-sticks and umbrellas
1809
1578
Irving, L. H. (Lewis Hay), 1806–1877
Sketches of Gibraltar
[1853]
1579
Twelve crochet edgings, with illustrative engravings
1848
1580
In memory of David Page, of Hartoft
1862
1581
Mudie, Robert, 1777–1842
The feathered tribes of the British islands
1835
1582
Sinnett, Percy, Mrs
Hunters and fishers;
1846
1583
Weale, John, 1791–1862
Old English and French ornament
1846
1584
Billings, Robert William, 1813–1874
The geometric tracery of Brancepeth Church, in the county of Durham.
1845
1585
Nicholson, Michael Angelo, -1842
The five orders
1834
1586
Critical notices of the pictures and water colour drawings in the Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887
1887
1587
Anderson, John Corbet, 1827–1907
Croydon Church, past and present
1871
1588
British Institution
Catalogue of the works of British artists
1806-1867
1589
Simond, L. (Louis), 1767–1831
Voyage d'un français en Angleterre, pendant les années 1810 et 1811
1816
1590
[Collection of printed ephemera
[1808-1849]
1591
[Le beau monde]
1823?]
1592
Recollections of Tunbge Wells
[between 1845 and 1866]
1593
Hullmandel, Charles Joseph, 1789–1850
Twenty-four views of Italy
1818
1594
Woolsey, Sarah Chauncey, 1835–1905
Nine little goslings
1875
1595
Harwood's views of the Lakes
September 1846
1596
Drawings of rural scenery and architectural details
mid-19th century?
1597
Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
Particulars and recommendations of the stadium, or British National Arena
1834
1598
Briggs, John, active 1840
To consumers of tobacco ...
[approximately 1840?]
1599
Sotheby, Samuel, 1771–1842
A catalogue of the valuable collection of engravings, the property of the late John Hoppner, Esq. R.A., sold by order of the executors
[1828]
1600
Phillips, Mr.
Catalogue of the valuable Italian, Spanish and Dutch pictures of a collector, of great taste and judgment
[1851]
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