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Total number of records: 34

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items33
Archives1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History14
Art and Antique Market1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
art11
furniture design11
furniture9
draperies8
seating (furniture)8
house furnishings3
decoration and ornament2
decorative arts2
handicraft2
women2

Count of Place

PlaceCount
England3
Great Britain2
Chiswick (London, England)1
Chiswick House Garden (Hounslow, London, England)1
England and Wales1
New Zealand1
Wales1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)33
Leeds (England). Amenities Committee10
Leeds (England). Leisure Services Committee10
Leeds (England). Libraries and Arts Committee10
Leeds Art Collections Fund10
Furstenberg Princely Court Household [Library], Donaueschingen, Germany8
Godel, Vilhelm (1864-1941)8
Guilmard, DéSiré (1810-1889)8
Riley, NoëL2
Abbott Bros. Southall Limited1

Count of Earliest date

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From 16001
From 17002
From 180010
From 190016
From 20005

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Up to 17992
Up to 189911
Up to 199915
Up to latest6

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Liberty's, E. W. Godwin, Isaac Coleman, John Webb, Holtzapffel

c.1970-c.2017

Research notes on Liberty's including an annotated exhibition catalogue for 'Liberty's 1875-1975' exhibition and 3 sub-files on John Webb, E. W. Godwin and Isaac Coleman containing research on the mak...

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Home and garden : paintings and drawings of English, middle-class, urban domestic spaces, 1675 to 1914

Dewing, David (1951-); Batalion, Judith; Gere, Charlotte; John, Eleanor; Lalumia, Christine; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Geffrye Museum (London, England)

2003

Published to accompany an exhibition at the Geffrye Museum: Part One, 1675-1830, 16 September 2003 to 18 January 2004; Part Two, 1830-1914, 9 March to 18 July 2004.

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Chippendale's ornaments and interior decorations in the old French style : consisting of hall, glass & picture frames, chimney pieces, stands for china, clock and watch cases, girandoles, brackets, grates, lanterns, ornamental furniture and various ornaments for carvers, Modellers, &c

Chippendale, Thomas (1718-1779); Johnson, Thos (1714?-1778); Weale, John (1791-1862); Lock, Matthias (1710-1765); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[183-?]

Two title plates and 31 other plates. Bedford Collection copy E150 has 9 numbered plates in sequence, of which 1 is title plate A book of ornaments by Matthias Lock, 12 numbered non-sequentially, and ...

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The Palladian revival : Lord Burlington, his villa and garden at Chiswick

Harris, John (1931-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Centre canadien d'architecture; Heinz Architectural Center; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)

[1994]

Catalog of an exhibition at the Centre Canadien d'Architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, 19 July-25 September 1994; the Heinz Architectural Center, the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsb...

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The accomplished lady : a history of genteel pursuits c. 1660-1860

Riley, Noël; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

2017

Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-453) and index. Introduction -- 1. A woman's lot -- 2. educating a lady -- 3. Reading and literary pursuits -- 4. Cards, indoor games and theatricals -...

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The accomplished lady : a history of genteel pursuits c. 1660-1860 (c.2)

Riley, Noël; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

2017

Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-453) and index. Introduction -- 1. A woman's lot -- 2. educating a lady -- 3. Reading and literary pursuits -- 4. Cards, indoor games and theatricals -...

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Furniture of the New Zealand colonial era : an illustrated history, 1830-1900

Cottrell, William (1956-); Clark, Helen (1950-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[2006]

Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-581) and index. Montana New Zealand Book Awards, Reference and Anthology, 2007 Montana New Zealand Book Awards, NZSA E.H. McCormick Best First Book A...

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Design for tea : tea wares from the dragon court to afternoon tea

Pettigrew, Jane; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

2003

Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. 'Priests' Hats and Lotus Flowers': Earthenware Teapots from China -- 2. 'In a Porcelain Vessel': Porcelain Teapots from China and Japan -- 3. 'In Im...

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Box of loose furniture and furnishings trade catalogues from a variety of manufacturers

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Minola - Albrighi, Milano; Alstons of Ipswich; J. Avery & Co; George Adlam & Sons; F. Austin (Leyton) Limited; Avalon furniture limited; Aladdin Industries Limited; Abbott Bros. Southall Limited; Alsop & So; Astons; Andrews; Allievi & Lucchetti Fabricatori; Aster Cane and Willow Furniture; Amalgamated Publicity Services Ltd; Grantham & Ives Ltd; Ardee Chair Factory; Arding & Hobbs Ltd

between 1930-1970

Box 1 containing 22 ephemeral furniture and furnishings trade catalogues with manufacturers name starting with A and filed in 5 folders. Title supplied by cataloguer.

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