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 usefel [sic] for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences. By Randle Holme, of the city of Chester, gentleman sewer in extraordinary to his late Majesty King Charles 2. And sometimes depurty for the Kings of Arms.
1688
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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 usefel [sic] for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences. By Randle Holme, of the city of Chester, gentleman sewer in extraordinary to his late Majesty King Charles 2. And sometimes depurty for the Kings of Arms.
Created/published
Chester : Printed for the author, MDCLXXXVIII. [1688]
Description
[12], 107, [11], 488, [2], 501, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : coats of arms ; (fol.)
Note
With an added engraved title page (plate): A store house of armory & blazon. containeing all thinges borne in coates of armes both forraign and domestick. With the termes of art used in each science.
Extends only through liber III, ch. 13. The contents includes liber III, ch. 14-21, and liber IV, ch. 1-15, as "ready for the press" .. "if encouraged by liberal and free contributors." A unique copy in the Royal Library at Windsor contains 191 printed pages of this portion. In 1905 all that could be found of it, liber III, ch. 14-22, and liber IV, ch. 4-13, was printed for the Roxburghe Club from the ms. in the BM (Harleian ms. 2033-35).
Extends only through liber III, ch. 13. The contents includes liber III, ch. 14-21, and liber IV, ch. 1-15, as "ready for the press" .. "if encouraged by liberal and free contributors." A unique copy in the Royal Library at Windsor contains 191 printed pages of this portion. In 1905 all that could be found of it, liber III, ch. 14-22, and liber IV, ch. 4-13, was printed for the Roxburghe Club from the ms. in the BM (Harleian ms. 2033-35).
ESTC staff note
DFONOTE jre: Title reads "...sometimes deputy for..."; pag: [14], 107, [11], 124, 123-220, [2], 221-448,...p., [3] leaves of plates...; plates are: 1) leaf (additional coats of arms) trimmed, mounted and bound before ³F1, 2) one leaf (table) bound between ³3F3 and ³3F4, and 3) one leaf (table) bound between ³3F4 and ³3G1; prelim. pag. includes engr. title page signed "P. Edwards Scul:"; pressfigures (*, [ ]) found throughout Books 2 and 3; divisional title pages: "The second book..." on (b)4r and "The third book..." on ³pi1r; includes index
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), H2513
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R21065
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R21065
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
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H2513
Folger-specific note
193555. Engr. t.p. backed. With engr., "Associatio Linguarum", from Lexicon Tetraglotton (Wing L3088), and signed "W: Faithorne fe:" backed and bound before engr. t.p. for this work. Dedication leaf trimmed, mounted, and bound before B1, with manuscript additions to arms and motto "live to live", and manuscript dedicatee, "Roger Whitley of Peele". Bd. w. "Index of the names of persons contained in the academy of armory and blazon...." London...for Robert Triphook...1821 ([2], 46 p.). ³T4 torn, affecting text. ²3A4 and ³2V4 mutilated and repaired, affecting text. Some leaves poorly inked or with print show-through. Blue circular label with manuscript "2891" in pencil on back paste-down. Diced russia binding; a.e.g. Provenance: stamp on engr. t.p. of G. [George] Steevens; engraved armorial bookplate of Crewe Hall (motto "sequor ner inferior") [Hungerford Crewe (Folger files)]; engraved armorial bookplate of Joseph Gwilt (motto "chacun sa part")