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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) | 69 |
| Perry, Thomas Aloysius (1820-1907) | 52 |
| Worrall, A | 52 |
| Salaman, Malcolm C (1855-1940) | 35 |
| Arts Council of Great Britain | 28 |
| Jodie Edwards | 27 |
| Salaman, Malcolm C | 27 |
| Leonardo, Da Vinci, 1452-1519 | 26 |
| Bone, Sir Muirhead (1876-1953) | 25 |
| Conway, Sir William Martin (1856-1937) | 25 |
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Art
Includes books published between 1608 and 1998, although most of the works date from the 19th and 20th centuries. It includes biographies and works of criticism and interpretation of individual artist...
Art for all : London Transport posters 1908-1949
Laver, James (1899-1975); Griffits, Thomas Edgar (1883-1957); Hutchinson, Harold F; London Transport
1949
Includes essays on 'Posters of the past' by James Laver; 'A Poster tradition' by Harold F. Hutchinson and 'The Printing of Posters' by Thomas E. Griffits.
L'Allegro and Il penseroso
Milton, John (1608-1674); Milton, John (1608-1674); Art Union of London
1848
Engraved by various illustrators.
Thirty illustrations of Childe Harold : the original drawings produced expressly for the Art-Union of London
Art Union of London
1855
Illustrations by F.W. Hulme, James Godwin, C.W. Cope and others. On alternate leaves, quotations from the poem.
The industry of all nations, 1851 : the Art journal illustrated catalogue
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
[1851]
Engraved title-page.
Japanese prints
1735-1873
Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Two sets depicting Kabuki plays: 'Chushingura' by Utagawa Hiroshige and 'The Sugawara Tragedy' by Utagawa Sadahide. Also a singular print: 'View of a Dramatic Perfor...
Aztec Calendar or Sun Stone
1908-1910
Sculpted Aztec calendar in a frame. This type of calendar is a 'Cuauhxicalli' (eagle's bow), but it is more known commonly as an Aztec calendar.
Drawings of the Taj Mahal
Early 19th century
Seven drawings of the Taj Mahal in watercolour and pen and ink. All the drawings are on heavy machine-made wove paper. 1. Ink inscription on lower margin 'The Tomb of the Sultana Mumtaza Lemani, ...
Art of preserving the sight unimpaired to extreme old age : and of re-establishing and strengthening it when it becomes weak; to which are added observations on the inconveniences and dangers arising from the use of common spectacles
Beer, Georg Joseph (1763-1821)
1828
Title-leaf is a cancel. A re-issue of the 5th ed., 1822.
