Shelfmark
P.Rox.1905.OSa (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
P.Rox.1905.OSb (Copy 2)
Author
Title
The academy of armory, or, A storehouse of armory and blazon : containing the several variety of created beings, and how born in coats of arms, both foreign and domestick; with the instruments used in all trades and sciences, together with their terms of art; also the etymologies, definitions, and historical observations on the same, explicated and explained according to our modern language; very useful for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences / by Randle Holme, of the City of Chester, Gentleman Sewer in Extraordinary to His Late Majesty King Charles 2 and sometimes Deputy for the Kings of Arms ; edited [and introduced] by I.H. Jeayes. Vol. 2.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Storehouse of armory and blazon.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for the Roxurghe Club, 1905.
Physical description
xii, 543 p., [19] p. of plates : ill., coats of arms, facsims. ; 36 cm.
Series statement
(Roxburghe Club)
Note
"The printed edition of 1688 contained Books I. II., and the first thirteen chapters of Book III ... The remaining portion (contained in Harl. 2033-2035) namely Book III. Ch. 14 - Book IV. Ch. 4-13 (the first three chapters of Book IV being lost) is now [1905] for the first time printed" -- Introduction.
Note
Title-page verso: "London: printed by J.B. Nichols & Sons, Parliament Mansions, Victoria Street, S.W.".
Note
Facsimile.
Note
[Copy 1] and [Copy 2] 20th century light brown leather quarter-binding with paper covered boards; gilt top-edge; title and publication date stamped in gold on spine.
Provenance
[Copy 1] Circular Eton bookplate on front pastedown.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Earl of Carysfort's copy.
Provenance
[Copy 2] Bookplate (in Latin) recording donation in memory of Joseph Frederick Burrell.
Subject
Heraldry Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Jeayes, I. H. (Isaac Herbert) editor.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
J. B. Nichols and Sons printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B44695