Shelfmark
Gi.7.25
Additional shelfmark
Go.4.24
Additional shelfmark
Gi.7.05
Author
Title
The blazon of gentrie: deuided into two parts. The first named the glorie of generositie. the second, lacyes nobilitie. Comprehending discourses of armes and of gentry. Wherein is treated of the beginning, parts, and degrees of gentlenesse, vvith her lawes: of the bearing, and blazon of cote-armors: of the lawes of armes, and of combats. Compiled by Iohn Ferne Gentleman, for the instruction of all gentlemen bearers of armes, whome and none other this worke concerneth..
Publication, distribution, etc.
At London. : Printed by Iohn VVindet, for Andrevv Maunsell., 1586..
Physical description
[20], 341, [3], 130, [2] p. : ill. (coats of arms) ; 21 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: A⁸ a² B-Y⁸ Z⁴ Aa⁸ Bb⁴ Cc-Hh⁸ Ii⁴ Kk² (Z4 blank).
Note
A variant of the edition with Toby Cooke's name in the imprint.
Note
The half of the genealogical tree on Dd1v was printed upside-down; this was intended to be corrected by cancels of the whole tree pasted onto Dd1v-2r, but the cancels are often simply bound in.
Note
Pages 129, 130, 131 mispaginated "124", "125", "126" respectively.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S101912
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 10825
Provenance
[Gi.7.05, Gi.7.25, Go.4.24] Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983.
Provenance
[Gi.7.25] Manuscript inscription in an early 18th-century hand on title-page recto: "Ex Libris Jacobi Le Noir 1703."
Provenance
[Go.4.24] Ms. signature on front pastedown: "R.H. Beaumont A.ᵒ D.ⁿᶦ 1780.".
Binding
[Gi.7.25] Late 20th-century black morocco, bound by Riviere and Son. Covers undecorated; medium squares, the board edges tooled with a gilt double fillet roll. Spine rounded with five raised bands; gilt lettering in second and third panels ("The blazon of gentrie" / "John Ferne 1586"); endbands of alternating red, blue and red thread. Textblock trimmed and gilt on all edges. Wide turn-ins, tooled with gilt ornamental and foliate rolls and single and dotted fillets. Endpapers comprised of blue marbled paper (pastedown and flyleaf) with plain laid or laid-effect paper (flyleaves).
Binding
[Go.4.24] ?17th/18th-century calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with triple blind fillets to form a border. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with blind fillets. Textblock trimmed, dyed red (now faded). Endpapers of undecorated laid paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the textblock.
Binding
[Gi.7.05] ?17th-century calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with transversal blind fillets on board edges. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt tools and titling over red label ("Blazon of gentrie"). Textblock trimmed and rounded. Endpapers of undecorated laid paper; one flyleaf at the upper end of the textblock, two at the lower end.
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.25] Manuscript equation in an 18th-century hand on title-page recto, subtracting 1586 (i.e., publication year) from 1707.
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.25] The coats of arms are hand-coloured.
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.25] Two leaves with the cancel family tree follow the cancellanda.
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.25] Ms. list of books acquired in Paris, April 1707, written in French in an early 18th-century hand on final leaf verso.
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.25] Ms. annotations on final leaf recto: i) maxims or quotations in Latin in an ?early 17th-century hand; ii) notes in a late? 17th century-hand, seemingly not on the text (discussing the Magi).
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.25] Manuscript notes in a 17th-century hand on Kk1v listing various St Hughs (incl. Hugh of Northwold, d. 1254), with ownership inscription below, unread (?Lacy).
Copy-specific note
[Go.4.24] Bookseller's ms. notes in pencil on front and rear pastedowns.
Copy-specific note
[Go.4.24] Former ECL shelfmarks: G.III.23, DDl.5.17.
Copy-specific note
[Go.4.24] Ms. note on Dd2v.
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.05] Former ECL shelfmark: DDl.5.18.
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.05] Bookseller's notes on front pastedown and flyleaf.
Copy-specific note
[Gi.7.05] The coats of arms are hand-coloured.
Subject
Heraldry Early works to 1800.
Subject
Nobility England Lincoln Early works to 1800.
Subject
Lacy family Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Windet, John, ? - -1610 printer.
Added entry--name
Maunsell, Andrew, ? - 1595 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--name
Beaumont, Richard Henry, 1748 - 1810 former owner.
Added entry--name
Riviere & Son binder.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51037