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
Tottel, Richard, ? - 1594 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Legh, Gerard, ? - d. 1563 Accedens of armory.
Added entry--name
Oliphant, James former owner.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51252