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Shelfmark

Gi.7.07(01) (Copy 1)

Additional shelfmark

Gi.7.19 (Copy 2)

Author

Bossewell, John heraldic writer.

Title

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..

Varying form of title

Workes of armorie

Varying form of title

Caption title: Thirde boke entituled of cotes & crestes

Publication, distribution, etc.

[London] : In aedibus Richardi Totelli., Anno domini. 1572. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.

Physical description

[4], 136; 30 leaves : ill., coats of arms ; 19-20 cm. (4to)

Note

Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-C⁸ D-Z⁴ 2A-2H⁴; A-C⁸ D⁴ E².

Note

Title within ornamental woodcut border.

Note

Printed marginalia.

Note

"The concordes of armorie" is an abridgement of: Legh, Gerard. The accedens of armory.

Note

"The thirde boke entituled of cotes & crestes", caption title, has separate foliation and register.

Citation/references note

ESTC, S106250

Citation/references note

Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 3393

Citation/references note

STC (2nd ed.), 3393

Provenance

(Copy 1) Ms. signature on title page: "12th ?Dec. 1886 / J. R. Oliphant".

Provenance

(Copy 2) Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.

Binding

(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.

Binding

(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-specific note

(Copy 1) Bound with another item, shelfmark Gi.7.07(02): The art of limming.

Copy-specific note

(Copy 2) Former ECL shelfmark: DDl.5.12.

Subject

Heraldry Great Britain Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Added entry--name

Legh, Gerard, ? - d. 1563 Accedens of armory.

Added entry--name

Oliphant, James former owner.

Added entry--name

Added entry--place

England London.

Language code

eng

Identifier

B51252
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