Shelfmark
Gk.6.08
Author
Title
L'art du blason iustifié, ou Les preuues du veritable art du blason. Establies par diverses authoritez, & par plusieurs exemples tirez de la pratique vniuerselle des armoiries, depuis six cens ans dans toutes les nations de l'Europe. Auec la methode abbregée des principes heraldiques. Par le p.c. François Menestrier de la Compagnie de Iesus..
Varying form of title
Art dv blason ivstifié, ou Les prevves dv veritable art dv blason
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Preuues du veritable art du blason
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Preuves du veritable art du blason
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Lyon, : Chez Benoist Coral, ruë Merciere à la Victoire., M. DC. LXI. [1661]
Physical description
[26], 371, [11] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill, coats of arms ; 15 cm. (12mo)
Note
"Auec priuilege du Roy" at foot of title page.
Note
Engraved plates depicting coats of arms, mottos, etc.
Note
Includes head-pieces and decorated initials; engraved heading on p. 271.
Note
With addenda on pp. 365-371.
Note
Signatures: *⁴ A-Q¹² R⁸.
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Binding
?20th-century polished calskin over mill/pasteboards. Covers decorated with blind fillets to form a border and panels, as well as blind tools at the corners. Spine decorated with blind fillets, tools and gilt titling over light brown label ("L'art du blason"). Textblock trimmed, with initials "R D" written in ink. Endpapers of undecorated laid paper, two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmark: DDk.6.7.
Subject
Heraldry Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Coral, Benoît, 1609? - 1673 or 1674 printer.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
France Lyon.
Language code
fre
Identifier
B51372