The academy of armory, or, A storehouse of armory and blazon : containing the several variety of created beings, and how born in coats of arms, both foreign and domestick; with the instruments used in all trades and sciences, together with their terms of art; also the etymologies, definitions, and historical observations on the same, explicated and explained according to our modern language; very useful for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences
Author:
Holme, Randle
Editor:
Jeayes, Isaac Herbert
Publisher:
Roxburghe Club
Printer:
J. B. Nichols and Sons
By Randle Holme, of the City of Chester, Gentleman Sewer in Extraordinary to His Late Majesty King Charles 2 and sometimes Deputy for the Kings of Arms. Edited [and introduced] by I.H. Jeayes. Vol. 2
"The printed edition of 1688 contained Books I. II., and the first thirteen chapters of Book III ... The remaining portion (contained in Harl. 2033-2035) namely Book III. Ch. 14 - Book IV. Ch. 4-13 (the first three chapters of Book IV being lost) is now [1905] for the first time printed" -- Introduction.
With bibliographical references and indexes.
Including: Catalogue of the books presented to and printed by the [Roxburghe] Club, London 1905.
[xxxii (in various pagings)], 543 p., [19] p. of plates : ill., coats of arms ; 36 cm.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Production date: AD 1905
Support composed of paper
Accession number: PB 1-1912
Primary reference Number: 145804
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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