Gi.7.07(01) (Copy 1)
Gi.7.19 (Copy 2)
Bossewell, John heraldic writer.
VVorkes of armorie, deuyded into three bookes, entituled, the concordes of armorie, the armorie of honor, and of coates and creastes, collected and gathered by Iohn Bossewell Gentleman..
Workes of armorie
Caption title: Thirde boke entituled of cotes & crestes
[London] : In aedibus Richardi Totelli., Anno domini. 1572. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.
[4], 136; 30 leaves : ill., coats of arms ; 19-20 cm. (4to)
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-C⁸ D-Z⁴ 2A-2H⁴; A-C⁸ D⁴ E².
Title within ornamental woodcut border.
Printed marginalia.
"The concordes of armorie" is an abridgement of: Legh, Gerard. The accedens of armory.
"The thirde boke entituled of cotes & crestes", caption title, has separate foliation and register.
ESTC, S106250
Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 3393
STC (2nd ed.), 3393
(Copy 1) Ms. signature on title page: "12th ?Dec. 1886 / J. R. Oliphant".
(Copy 2) Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
(Copy 1) Sammelband. 20th-century speckled calfskin over ?millboards. Covers decorated with blind fillets to form two concentric panels; the inner panel has blind tools at the outer corners; the space in between has been dotted more heavily and appears is darker. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with blind fillets and gilt titling over red label ("Bossewell's Workes of armorie"). Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers of undecorated paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
(Copy 2) ?16th-century speckled calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with double blind fillets to form a border and two concentric panels; the speckled pattern is not present in between; blind acorn tools at the outer corners of the outer panel. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with double blind fillets. Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers of undecorated paper; three flyleaves at both ends of the textblock; the first one on the lower end has been ripped off.
(Copy 1) Bound with another item, shelfmark Gi.7.07(02): The art of limming.
(Copy 2) Former ECL shelfmark: DDl.5.12.
Heraldry Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Tottel, Richard, ? - 1594 bookseller.
Legh, Gerard, ? - d. 1563 Accedens of armory.
Oliphant, James former owner.
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
England London.
eng
B51252