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Total number of records: 279

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History50
Brotherton Collection12
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society4
English Literature2
Leeds Russian Archive1
Ripon Cathedral1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
decoration and ornament211
decoration and ornament, architectural60
architecture49
furniture46
fashion40
furniture design29
interior decoration29
church decoration and ornament15
manners and customs14
vases14

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain45
France23
England15
Italy10
Germany5
Austria4
Europe2
Barton-Le-Street (England)1
BaʻLabakk (Lebanon)1
Bishop Wilton (England)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)230
Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834)45
Harrison, L (1807-1842)26
Shoberl, Frederic (1775-1853)26
Shoberl, Frederic (1852)14
Shaw, Henry (1800-1873)8
Le Pautre, Jean (1618-1682)7
Chippendale, Thomas (1718-1779)6
Alembert, Jean Le Rond D' (1717-1783)5
Benard, Robert5

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 15001
From 160010
From 170066
From 1800201

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 15991
Up to 16997
Up to 179956
Up to 1899215

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Principles of ornamental art

Hulme, F Edward (1841-1909); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1875]

"A series of papers on ornamental art by the author, which appeared in the... Art journal in 1873, form the foundation of the present volume"--Preface.

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R. Ackermann's pattern card of embossed ornaments in gold or white
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R. Ackermann's pattern card of embossed ornaments in gold or white

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

[18--?]

Ken Spelman Rare Books Drawing book project has date c.1800, cf. Winterthur copy. https://www.kenspelman.com/ARTBIB/ARTBIB%20A.pdf

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The grammar of ornament

Jones, Owen (1809-1874)

1868

Added t. p. in colors. With contributions by J. B. Waring, J. O. Westwood and M. D. Wyatt.

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Panneau dornement servant aux peintres, sculpteurs, orpheurs et autres

Androuet du Cerceau, Paul (1630?-1710); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[approximately 1699]

Illustrations: engraved throughout, including title page.

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Knight's Scroll Ornaments, designed for the use of Silversmiths,Chasers, Die-Sinkers, Modellers, &c. &c

Knight, F engraver; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1833?]

Without letterpress. The title page is engraved by F Knight and drawn by S Ireton.

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Antiquarian gleanings in the North of England : being examples of antique furniture, plate, church decorations, objects of historical interest, etc

Scott, William Bell (1811-1890); Bell, George (1814-1890); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1851?]

Title vignette.

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Album de meubles boulle. contenant modèles style Louis XV--Louis XIV et Louis XVI : en bois de rose, bois noir, porcelaines, bronzes, marqueterie de cuivre et ecaille, mosaïque bois de toutes couleurs, & a. & a

Quetin, V L; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[186-?]

Engraved title, set within a decorative border. At head of title: Le magasin de meubles.

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Neues Zieratenbuch, den Schreinern, Tischlern oder Küstlern und Bildhauer[n] sehr dienstlich

Unteutsch, Friedrich; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[approximately 1650]

Engraved title pages. Part 1 and part 2 with 25 additional plates and added title page: Abraham Aubry. fecit Bedford Collection A128, part 2 is incomplete: wanting plates 22 and 25.

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IIe. suite de vases. Dediée a Mr Destouches Ecuyer Secretaire du Roy Architecte de la Ville de Paris

Beauvais, Jacques Philippe de (1739-1781); Chereau, Jacques Francois; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[c.1760]

Beauvais's first suite of vases was published in 1760.

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