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Total number of records: 29

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items27
Archives2

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History6
Art and Antique Market2

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
decoration and ornament4
architecture3
furniture3
art2
decorative arts2
formulas, recipes, etc2
furniture design2
industrial arts2
interior decoration2
manners and customs2

Count of Place

PlaceCount
England6
Great Britain4
Europe2
Ireland1
Switzerland1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)27
Victoria and Albert Museum3
Residual Fund, Ownded By the Trustees of the 6th Baron De Saumarez Will Trust2
Royal House of Hanover2
Settled Chattels Fund, Owned By the Trustees of the 6th Baron De Saumarez Will Trust2
Sheraton, Thomas (1751-1806)2
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751-18062
Snodin, Michael2
Sotheby'S (Firm)2
Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834)1

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From 17007
From 18006
From 19007
From 20009

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Up to 17993
Up to 189910
Up to 19997
Up to latest9

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The English grand tour : artists and admirers of England's historic sites

Bryant, Julius; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); English Heritage

2005

Includes bibliographical references (page 132) and indexes. "In this illustrated book, Julius Bryant, Chief Curator at English Heritage, looks at how some of England's most beautiful and iconic hist...

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Society for the Encouragement of Arts boxed receipt book

1788- 1791

A colleciton of hand written receipts, each has the subject described and is signed by the presenter. receips include premiums and medal awarded to artists and inventors, salaries, fuel, publishers, b...

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Art treasures of the world : an illustrated history in colour : with short biographies of artists : painting, sculpture, architecture and ornament, from prehistoric times to the twentieth century

Munro, Eleanor C; Rudorff, Raymond; Vandegrift, Kate; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1964

Originally published as "The golden encyclopedia of art", Golden P., 1961. "The text of this book has been written by Eleanor C. Munro and Raymond Rudorff. The short biographies have been edited by K...

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A booke of sundry draughtes : Principaly serving for glasiers: and not impertinent for plasterers, and gardeners: besides sundry other professions

Gedde, Walter; Shaw, Henry (1800-1873); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Sandys, George Owen (1884-1973)

1848

From the edition of 1615, with additions. Edited by Henry Shaw. "The present work is almost wholly copied from a small volume entitled. A book of sundry draughts [by Walter Gidde]... London, 1615." ...

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Thomas Sheraton's complete furniture works : the cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing book; the cabinet dictionary ; the cabinet-maker, upholsterer, and general artist's encyclopaedia. Supplement : a gallery of Sheraton furniture and a sketch of Sheraton's life and works

Sheraton, Thomas (1751-1806); Bienenstock, N I; Sheraton, Thomas (1751-1806); Sheraton, Thomas (1751-1806); Sheraton, Thomas (1751-1806); Storey, Walter Rendell (1881-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1946

Primarily facsimiles of Sheraton's works originally published 1802-1807.

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Reverse paintings on glass : the Ryser Collection : based on the book Verzauberte Bilder

Eswarin, Rudy; Ryser, Frieder; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Corning Museum of Glass

1992

Exhibition catalogue. Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168). History of reverse painting on glass -- The Medieval period -- The 16th century -- The 17th century -- The 18th century -...

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The upholsterer's and cabinetmaker's repository: consisting of seventy-six designs of modern and fashionable furniture; viz. curtains, draperies, beds, chairs, sofas, seats, ottomans, sideboards, book-cases, screens, work-tables

Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1816?]

Hand-colored illustrations, with captions from R. Ackermann's Repository of arts. Dates in captions range from 1808 to 1815. Signed artists include D. Legoux, J. Papworth, and G. Smith.

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Designs of desire : architectural and ornament prints and drawings, 1500-1850

Clifford, Timothy; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Burrell Collection; National Galleries of Scotland

[1999]4

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Burrell Gallery, Glasgow, Nov. 18, 1999-Jan. 10, 2000 and at the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, March 31-June 18, 2000. Includes bibliographical refe...

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The cult of beauty : the aesthetic movement, 1860-1900

Calloway, Stephen; Orr, Lynn Federle (1947-); Whittaker, Esmé; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Victoria and Albert Museum; Musée d'Orsay; M. H. De Young Memorial Museum

2011

Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the V & A, London, 2 Apr-17 Jul 2011; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 12 Sep 2011-15 Jan 2012; de Young Museum, San Francisco, 18 Feb-17 Jun 2012....

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