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Total number of records: 309

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection30
Herbert Read Collection26
Leeds Russian Archive14
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History12
Art and Antique Market7
LGBTQ7
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society4
Liddle Collection2
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1
Ripon Cathedral1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
decoration and ornament228
decorative arts57
furniture50
arts decoratifs40
decoration et ornement33
interior decoration29
decoration and ornament, architectural28
church decoration and ornament26
mural painting and decoration23
art15

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England42
Great Britain23
France11
Europe9
Ireland4
Russia3
Sweden3
Germany2
Italy2
Moscow (Russia)2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)184
Decorative Arts Society 1850--The Present32
Victoria and Albert Museum13
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)9
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-17798
Decorative Arts Society 1890-19408
Lumet, Louis (1872-1923)8
Rambosson, Yvanhoe8
Yazdani, Ghulam (1885-1962)8
Central Institute of Art and Design (London, England)7

Count of Earliest date

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From 1900286
From 200023

Count of Latest date

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Up to 1999284
Up to latest25

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[The fantastic original designs and chinoiseries of Jean Pillement]

Pillement, Jean (1728-1808); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1969]

Selection of ornamental designs from various pattern books by Pillement published in the 18th century. No title page; title from existing record. Previously published: Paris, 1769.

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Vendelkulturens ålder och ursprung

Lindqvist, Sune (1887-)

1926

Bibliography: p. [199]-202.

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The Hull Grundy gift to Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museums. aesthetic movement, arts and crafts and twentieth century

Carruthers, Annette; Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum

[1986]

Catalogue of gifts to Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museums.

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An American museum of decorative art and design: designs from the Cooper-Hewitt Collection, New York: an exhibition mounted by the Arts Council of Great Britain at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-August 1973

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Arts Council of Great Britain; Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum

1973

Includes bibliographical references.

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Dictionary of ornament

Lewis, Philippa; Darley, Gillian; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1990]

Originally published: Cameron Books, 1986.

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Russian imperial style

Cerwinske, Laura; Johnson, Anthony L (1939-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); A La Vieille Russie (Firm)

1990

Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.

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Talachkino : l'art décoratif des ateliers de la princesse Ténichef

Makovskiĭ, Sergeĭ Konstantinovich (1877-1962); Rerikh, Nikolaĭ Konstantinovich (1874-1947); Izerguine, N

1906

Translated by N. Izerguine. Half-title: L'art décoratif des ateliers de la princesse Ténichef, par Serge Makowsky.

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Queen Anne & Georgian looking glasses : with supplement on the distributors of colonial and early federal looking glasses

Hinckley, F Lewis; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1990

Originally published: New York : Washington Mews, ©1987.

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American rococo, 1750-1775 : elegance in ornament

Heckscher, Morrison H; Bowman, Leslie Greene; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Los Angeles County Museum of Art

[1992]

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition... held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from 26 January to 17 May, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 5 July to 27 September 19...

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Georgian craftsmen and their work

Beard, Geoffrey (1929-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1966

Illustrations on lining papers.

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Urformen der Kunst : photographische Pflanzenbilder

Blossfeldt, Karl (1865-1932); Nierendorf, Karl

1929

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Documents sur l'art décoratif français du IX me au XIX me siecle (v.1)

Lumet, Louis (1872-1923); Rambosson, Yvanhoé

1909-10

In portfolios.

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