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Book of arms : manuscript
Title
Book of arms : manuscript.
Production
England, circa 1790.
Physical Description
1 volume (circa 300 pages)
Language
English
Notes
Binding: marbled paper wrapper, rebacked.
Ownership inscription on inside front cover: Maria Ann Stoneham.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Dean Cooke Rare Books Ltd. on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2019.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript book of arms in an unidentified hand, circa 1790, listing dukes, marquesses and marchionesses, earls, and viscounts of England, with printed clippings of coats of arms and manuscript notes on heraldry and genealogy through circa 1780s. A few entries include additions in an unidentified 20th-century hand. Appended are printed clippings of escutcheons of Church of England bishoprics, and a partial index.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
March 03, 2020
References
Book of arms, circa 1790. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Book of arms, circa 1790. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Coats of arms - England - 18th century.
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