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Shelfmark

Cm.2.02 - Cm.2.03 (Set 1)

Additional shelfmark

Gl.1.01 - Gl.1.02 (Set 2)

Main entry--corporate name

Title

The register of the most noble Order of the Garter, from its cover in black velvet, usually called the Black Book; with notes placed at the bottom of the pages and an introduction prefixed by the editor. In two volumes.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London: : Printed by John Barber upon Lambeth-hill,, MDCCXXIV. [1724]

Physical description

2 v., plates (some double) ; ill. (engravings) ; 40 cm. (Fo.)

Language

Text in Latin and English.

Note

Edited by John Anstis.

Note

Additional engraved title-pages in Latin.

Note

Includes head- and tail- vignettes and decorated initials.

Citation/references note

ESTC, T140331

Provenance

(Set 1) Bookplate of Eton College. Signature: "Gustavus Brander 1782" (?Gustavus Brander, 1720-1787, from the sale of his library in 1790?).

Provenance

(Set 2) 19th-century armorial bookplate of Eton School Library with ex dono of Mrs. Oliphant on front pastedown.

Binding

(Set 1) 18th century gold-tooled calf.

Binding

(Set 2) ?19th-century speckled calfskin over ?strawboards. Covers decorated with gilt fillet to form a border; initials "MB" on upper and lower covers; blind roll on board edges. Spine with six raised bands, decorated with gilt tools and titling (faded). Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers of undecorated paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.

Copy-specific note

(Set 1) Previously Cl.2.15-16 and Cl.2.10-11.

Copy-specific note

(Set 2) Former shelfmark (presumably of School Library): A 92(c).

Subject

Subject

Orders of knighthood and chivalry Early works to 1800.

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Added entry--place

England London.

Language code

eng lat

Identifier

B14514
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