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Total number of records: 7

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Books and printed items6
Archives1

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Art and Antique Market1
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1

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antiquarians1
art1
authors, english1
civilization1
decorative arts1
design1
enlightenment1
gay men1
grotesque in art1
historiography1

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Great Britain3
England1
Europe1

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)6
Blake, William, 1757-18271
Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-18931
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, Sir, 1833-18981
Cobban, Alfred1
Constable, John, 1776-18371
Girtin, Thomas, 1775-18021
Grimm, Samuel Hieronymus, 1733-17941
J. Nutt1
John Nutt1

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The smallest room

Pudney, John (1909-1977); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1954]

On building a smallest room -- Words for it -- Water and earth -- The specialist -- Mobility and utility -- Catastrophe -- Royal flush -- Accessories and fancies -- Sir John Harrington, pioneer.

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J. Nutt trade card (advertisement)
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J. Nutt trade card (advertisement)

John Nutt

c.1820

Highly pictorial 19th century engraved trade card (advertisement) of J. Nutt [John Nutt] with large image filling card. 'I' thought to be used interchangeably. Trader details inscribed on slanted ston...

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Making history : antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007

Starkey, David; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain); Society of Antiquaries of London

[2007]

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Making history: antiquaries in Britain, 1707-2007', a joint exhibition organised by the Royal Academy of Arts and the Society of Antiquaries of London, Ro...

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Ornament and the grotesque : fantastical decoration from antiquity to art nouveau

Zamperini, Alessandra; Spring, Peter (Translator); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

2008

Originally published as: Le grottesche : Il sogno della pittura nella decorazione parietale. Verona : Arsenale Editrice, ©2007. "With 246 illustrations, 242 in colour." Includes bibliographical r...

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The eighteenth century : Europe in the age of enlightenment

Cobban, Alfred; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1969]

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-347), and index. I. The Pattern of Government -- Kings, courts, and parliaments from 1660 to the French Revolution / Alfred Cobban; Church and state ; ...

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Horace Walpole : the great outsider

Mowl, Tim; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1996

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-264) and index. Contetns -- Introduction: A warning to readers -- The first clear object of his wishes -- Brideshead half-visited -- Waiting for Lincol...

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Design & the decorative arts : Britain, 1500-1900

Snodin, Michael; Styles, John; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Victoria and Albert Museum

2001

"Published to coincide with the opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum's new 'British Galleries 1500-1900'"--Foreword. Includes bibliographical references (pages 466-467) and index. "This boo...

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