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Drawings of antiquities, coins, and heraldry, with copies of old records
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Drawings of antiquities, coins, and heraldry, with copies of old records, [1715?]
Physical Description
1 v. (230, [1] p.) : ill. ; 17 cm.
Language
English; Latin
Notes
Title from Hazen.
Title from spine of case: Martin's commonplace book 1715.
Signed on front pastedown: Tho. Martin de Thetford in agro Norfolcien 1715.
Attributed to Martin by Hazen.
With the bookplates of Horace Walpole (2nd state) on recto of flyleaf and that of Lord Derby, on the verso of the front flyleaf, with shelf mark 91.D.
Binding: Original panelled calf. In a dark brown leather slipcase.
Provenance
Purchased by John Ives on Martin's death. Purchased from the Ives estate by Horace Walpole in 1777. In 1848, sold at the Strawberry Hill sale, vi.48, to Boone for Lord Derby; Christie's, 20 October 1953 (Knowsley Hall Sale) , lot 215, Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Sold at Strawberry Hill sale, day vi, lot 48, to Boone for Lord Derby, £6.16.6; Christie's, 20 October 1953 (Knowsley Hall Sale), lot 215.
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This material is available for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
From a note by Horace Walpole on front flyleaf: Thomas Martin, an attorney and antiquary, married the widow of Peter Le Neve, Norroy King of Arms and antiquary and gained possession of this manuscript.
In English and Latin.
Summary
A manuscript mostly in one hand includes drawings of antiquities, historic sites, architectural details, coins, religious reliquaries, and coats of arms as well as copies of old records, including three wills of Bacons of Hesset who were Horace Walpole's ancestors, facsimiles of royal signatures. The illustrations are meticulously drawn and depict a wide range of antiquities, including pots, tools, weaponry, sepulchral monuments, stained glass, carvings and paintings on buildings and stained glass windows. Most of the drawings and in brown ink, but a number have been highlighted with some watercolor or wash and some graphite; occasional drawings by other hands mounted or tipped in. Several fragments laid in, including a partial index.
Variant and related titles
Spine title: Martin's commonplace book 1715
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Hazen, A.T. Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library, no. 2576
Peter Le Neve, Drawings of Antiquities, Coins, and Heraldry. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Peter Le Neve, Drawings of Antiquities, Coins, and Heraldry. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Commonplace books.
Escutcheons (Heraldry)
Drawings.
Armorial Bookplates (Provenance)
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