Armorial Manuscript

Type: Manuscript

Date: c. 1580

Setting: Court

Produced By/For: [unknown]

Contents: Armorial manuscript

Shelf Mark: Ms.Brown.Eng.2

Location: Brown Collection Box 2 (Acc. 1989-070, Item #5)

Description from Vendor Catalogue (Maggs Catalogue)

Armorial Manuscript, ca. 1580

"The Names and [...] of most of the nobilitie from Wm Conquerours tyme till ye yeare 1580. With ther severall Armes etc." Attractive illuminated late sixteenth-century manuscript in ink, with many coloured armorial illustrations within shields. 272 leaves, quarto [180x133mm], bound in later red morocco gilt. This lengthy and interesting colourful manuscript, in several sections, includes the names of the principal nobles, by reign, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth, with an illustration of their arms; a list of nobles created since the Conquest, arranged according to rank; an account of the Order of the Garter and a list of all the Knights from the foundation of the Order by Edward III; an account of the Order of the Golden Fleece; and illustrations of armorial bearings arranged according to the heraldic devices chosen, so that, for example, all the shields with Lions Rampant are grouped together, as are all the shields with birds or fleurs de lys. [Several index sections.] Some shields [and pages] left blank, and first line of title and some page headings cropped. In fine condition.

Papers

Gruenberger, Jaclyn. "The Early Modern Heraldry Handbook: An Introduction to Victoria, McPherson Library, MS.Brown.Eng.2, including a Semi-Diplomatic Transcription of its Catalogue of English Nobility from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth I." (2016) PDF

Isherwood, Brooke. "Victoria, McPherson Library, MS.Brown.Eng.2: An Earl Marshal’s Handbook." (2018) PDF

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