Shelfmark
Gl.3.04
Author
Title
Honor military, and ciuill, contained in foure bookes. Viz. 1. Justice, and iurisdiction military. 2. Knighthood in generall, and particular. 3. Combats for life, and triumph. 4. Precedencie of great estates, and others..
Varying form of title
Honor military, and civill
Varying form of title
Running title: Of honour militarie and ciuil
Varying form of title
Of honour militarie and civil
Publication, distribution, etc.
Imprinted at London : by Robert Barker, Printer to the Queenes most Excellent Maiestie., Anno Dom. 1602..
Physical description
[4], 256 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 28 cm. (Fol.)
Note
Dedication to the Queen signed W. Segar, Norroy.
Note
To the reader, by T.B.
Note
On verso of title-page is a woodcut of the royal arms and supporters with mottos "Honi soit qui mal y pense" and "Dieu et mon droit".
Note
With numerous errors in pagination.
Note
The 8 portraits are engraved by William Rogers, and have Latin inscriptions. Variant: portraits lack inscriptions. some copies may also have a frontispiece portrait of Segar by Francis Delaram.
Note
Leaves F2 and G3 are blank.
Note
Signatures: [pi]² A-X⁶ Y².
Note
Printer's device with motto "Dat esse manus: superesse Minerva" and ornament on title-page.
Note
Woodcut head- and tail- pieces and initials (some historiated).
Citation/references note
ESTC, S116891
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 22164
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Provenance
Ms. signature on title page: "Colins Wolrich".
Binding
19th/20th-century white cloth over mill/pasteboards. Covers undecorated. Spine found, decorated with gilt titling over dark brown morocco label ("Honor Segar"). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of undecorated paper; one flyleaf at the upper end of the textblock, two at the lower end.
Copy-specific note
Sale catalogue entry glued on rear pastedown suggests the volume's original binding had survived until that point.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmark: DDk.4.11.
Copy-specific note
Some ms. page additions to contents list.
Copy-specific note
Pages 254-255 numbered 238 and 231.
Subject
Titles of honor and nobility Early works to 1800.
Subject
Knights and knighthood Early works to 1800.
Subject
Tournaments, Medieval Early works to 1800.
Subject
Precedence Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Rogers, William, fl. 1678 - 1711 engraver.
Added entry--name
Delaram, Francis, 1589 or 1590 - 1627 engraver.
Added entry--name
Barker, Robert, ? - -1645 printer.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51483