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Total number of records: 149

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Brotherton Collection74
Herbert Read Collection65
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive13
English Literature12
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture3
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society3
Art and Antique Market2
LGBTQ2
Leeds Russian Archive2
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1

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child artists8
artists' books7

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De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)17
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)11
Lefrancois, Mme Louise (Pillion)10
Michel, Andre (1853-1925)10
Vitry, Paul (1872-1941)10
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)9
Watts, George Frederick, 1817-19047
Watts, George Frederick6
Watts, George Frederick (1817-1904)6
Watts, Mary S Fraser-Tytler6

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The lives of the artists

Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574); Bull, George (1929-2001)

1965

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The artist's dilemma

Boswell, James (1906-1971)

1947

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Art and artists

Amaya, Mario; Spencer, Charles; George, Rev John; Denvir, Bernard (1917-1995); Lucie-Smith, Edward (1933-)

1966-1986

v.1, no.1 (April 1966) No more published. Imprint varies. Editors : Mario Amaya (April 1966 - Nov. 1968); Charles Spencer (Dec. 1968 - Nov. 1974) ; John George (Dec. 1981 - <Dec. 1982?>) ...

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Autobiography of an unarrived artist

Tennent, Madge (1889-)

1949

Includes the author's "Notebook of an unarrived artist" (p. [139]-180) originally published separately in 1936.

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The artist in each of us

Cane, Florence (1882-1952)

1951

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British romantic artists

Piper, John (1903-1992)

1942

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A dictionary of art and artists

Murray, Peter (1920-); Murray, Linda

1959

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Annals of the artists of Spain (v.1)

Stirling Maxwell, Sir William (1818-1878)

1848

Paged continuously. Added title-pages, engraved, with colored ornamental borders. "Catalogue of works executed by and ascribed to Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez": v. 3, p.[1391]-1411, 1450. ...

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Annals of the artists of Spain (v.2)

Stirling Maxwell, Sir William (1818-1878)

1848

Paged continuously. Added title-pages, engraved, with colored ornamental borders. "Catalogue of works executed by and ascribed to Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez": v. 3, p.[1391]-1411, 1450. ...

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Annals of the artists of Spain (v.3)

Stirling Maxwell, Sir William (1818-1878)

1848

Paged continuously. Added title-pages, engraved, with colored ornamental borders. "Catalogue of works executed by and ascribed to Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez": v. 3, p.[1391]-1411, 1450. ...

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On the psychology of artistic enjoyment

Honkavaara, Sylvi

1949 [i.e. 1950]

Also published as Thesis--University of Helsinki.

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Reproductions of art works by artist

c.1914-1968

Reproductions of artworks arranged alphabetically by artist. Reproductions were made in a range of media, including photographs and prints.

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