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Total number of records: 26105

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items19914
Indexes2874
Archives2723
Textiles544
Art items33
Objects15
Coins2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection6119
English Literature2412
Cookery Collection2099
Quaker Collection2080
Letters Database1320
Herbert Read Collection1068
Liddle Collection605
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society584
Leeds Russian Archive576
International Textile Collection544

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
world war, 1914-1918485
cooking376
society of friends358
english poetry344
cooking, english313
books282
rare books274
world war, 1939-1945249
art211
booksellers' catalogs195

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England804
Great Britain636
France395
United Kingdom222
Europe115
Paris113
Soviet Union106
Sheffield (England)101
Rome98
Lyon93

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)1009
Church of England260
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)247
Robertson, Robin At Penguin Books166
Catholic Church165
Baron Brotherton152
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton152
Lord Brotherton152
Sir Edward Allen Brotherton152
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)139

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Earliest dateCount
From earliest2
From 11003
From 12003
From 130013
From 1400276
From 1500174
From 16001573
From 17002588
From 18005095
From 190013580
From 2000715

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 992
Up to 1991
Up to 5992
Up to 11992
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Up to 13995
Up to 1499266
Up to 1599174
Up to 16991513
Up to 17992458
Up to 18994727
Up to 199913424
Up to latest1452

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Books and book-collectors

Carter, John Wayneflete (1905-1975); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1956

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The collector's book of books

Quayle, Eric (1921-2001)

1971

Includes bibliographical references.

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From book to book

McDowall, John (1953-); Taylor, Chris; Leeds (England). City Art Gallery

2008

Catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition of new artists' books and held at the Leeds Art Gallery from 6 Mar. to 20 Apr. 2008. Exhibition concept, book and installation design by John McDowall. ...

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Textile

pattern book [pattern book]

Rojon et Durand; Dolbeau; du Closel

19th-mid 20th Century

Hardback with blue and black mottled covers and grey spine. Contains woven fabric samples including crepe and moire: some unpatterned, some with woven patterning, most with printed patterning of abst...

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Textile

Day Book [loom book]

Blackburn, Tolson and Co.

1934-1936

Hardback with black covers and dark red spine, and gold text. Contains handwritten data - dated entries give written descriptions of patterns, materials and diagrams of loom configuration. Mostly ap...

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Textile

Suggestion Book [pattern book]

c. 1931

Hardback with metal hoop binding and black covers. Contains varied woven fabric samples with small, polychrome repeating patterns. A few samples have printed patterns. Some samples towards the back...

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A book of verse: book I

Hayens, Herbert (1861-); Drinkwater, John (1882-1937)

[1923?]

Introduction dated 1923.

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Gathering : a book dust book

Greene, Barbara; McDowall, John (1953-)

2006

By Barbara Green and John McDowall. Artists' book. Printings of the dust surrounding removed books. ""Gatherings" presents the index of their trace in dust of absent books. This collaborative projec...

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Cook book note book

Joicey, Magda; Carter, Angela (1940-1992); Bawden, Edward (1903-1989)

1946

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Name: Books

Reference: Carlton Hill A2

Meeting: Knaresborough MM 1754-75

Pages: 17, 46, 120-1, 137-8, 307, 310-2, 314, 324, 326, 329, 361, 396, 444, 446-7

Name: Books

Reference: Carlton Hill D15/1

Meeting: Salterforth and Lothersdale PM 1770-1774

Pages: 27-8

Name: Books

Reference: Carlton Hill D15/3

Meeting: Lothersdale PM 1799-1812

Pages: 69