Shelfmark
Lhh.6.14
Author
Porny Mr.
Title
The elements of heraldry : containing a clear definition, and concise historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The origin, antiquity, and divers kinds of coats-of-arms, with their essential and integral parts considered separately. The several sorts of escutcheons, tinctures, charges and ornaments used for coats-of-arms. The marks whereby bearers of the same coat-of-arms are distinguished from each other. Charges formed of ordinaries, celestial figures, animals, birds, fishes, vegetables, artificial and chimerical figures. The laws of heraldry; practical directions for marshalling coats-of-arms, and the order of precedency. Embellished with several fine cuts, and twenty-four copper-plates, containing above five hundred different examples of escutcheons, arms, &c. And interspersed with the natural history, and allegorical signification of the several species of birds, beasts, fishes, &c. comprehended in this treatise. To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms made use of in heraldry / by Mark Anthony Porny, French-master at Eton College.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCCLXV [1765].
Physical description
xx, 200, [36]p, [1] leaf of plates : ill. (engraving, woodcuts) ; 8vo.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
"A dictionary of the technical terms" has divisional half-title page on leaf O5r and begins new pagination.
Note
Signatures: [A]2 B8 2B-O8 P-S4.
Note
Errata on leaf O4v.
Note
Directions to binder regarding the positioning of the plates at foot of leaf S4v.
Note
Paper has vertical chain lines.
Note
Engraving pasted on inside back board.
Note
Ms. annotation in pencil on front pastedown.
Citation/references note
ESTC: T94006
Additional physical form available
Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1985. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 1174, no. 01).
Additional physical form available
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Provenance
Armorial book plate with motto: "Beare and forbeare".
Provenance
Two armorial bookplates of Anthony Powell with ms. heraldry notes.
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "1265. E[dward]. P. Barnard. May [illegible date]" ; ms. note on front pastedown in Edward Barnard's hand.
Binding
Brown leather binding with gilt lettering on spine and gilt tooling on boards.
Subject
Heraldry Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Powell, Anthony, 1905 - 2000 former owner.
Added entry--name
Barnard, Edward former owner.
Added entry--name
Newbery, John, 1713 - 1767 bookseller, publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B22789