A display of heraldry. :
By John Guillim, ... The sixth edition /
Improv'd with large additions of many hundred coats of arms, ... with good authorities from the Ashmolean Library, Sir George Mackenzie, &c. With his tract of precedency, containing all his rules, observations, ... To which is added, A treatise of honour military and civil, according to the laws and customs of England. By Capt. John Logan. Illustrated with the arms, crests. ... of the royal family, and nobility: ... Also an exact list of the baronets, ... with an account fo the customs, government, and privileges of the city of London, and other cities of England ... and their arms. Likewise a supplement of scarce tracts relating to the office of arms, ... and A dictionary, explaining the several terms used by heralds, in English, Latin and French. With proper tables to the whole.
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| In collection: | Genealogical Office Library Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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printed by T. W. for R. and J. Bonwicke and R. Wilkin. And J. Walthoe and Tho. Ward,
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| Edition: | Sixth ed. |
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| Notes: | Titlepage in red and black. Mackenzie's 'Observations upon the laws and customs of nations, as to precedency', 'The second part of honour civil' and 'A dictionary, explaining the several terms used by heralds' each have a divisional titlepage, separate register and pagination. Pp. 65-66 repeated in pagination, text continuous. Pp.217-220 omitted in pagination; but text and register continuous. The "Display" has been attributed to John Barkham, and the "Treatiseof Honour" to Richard Blome. The so-called sixth ed. is in reality the eight : the true sixth ed. appeared in 1666. Physical description: [10],20,[2],460,[4],65,[1],65-215,[1],221-275,[1],58,24,[22] p., plates : ill., ports. ; 38 cm. more |