Book on heraldry [manuscript], compiled ca. 1604-ca. 1615.
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Title
Book on heraldry [manuscript], compiled ca. 1604-ca. 1615.
Description
53 leaves : ill. and coats of arms
Associated name
Guillim, John, 1565-1621, author.
St. George, Henry, 1581-1644, former owner.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
St. George, Henry, 1581-1644, former owner.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
Scope and content
Autograph manuscript, with some additions in other hands. Contents include the order of precedence at the king's entertainment through the city of London, March 15, 1603/4 and at its opening of Parliament, March 19, 1603/4; styles of address, as well as the diet, at the feast of St. George, April 23, 1604; the order of the processions at the funerals of different ranks of noblemen; the duties of a king of arms; a list of those taking part at the jousts held on the anniversary of James' accession, March 24, 1603/4; the laws governing jousts; a list of plate at Hampton Court, December 26, 1603; recipes for colors and gums needed by a heraldic painter and a list of colors used; and finally a page of quotations. Contains several coats of arms in trick and many illustrations including: pen and ink diagrams of funeral proceedings for nobility (leaves 17-21); pencil with some pen and ink drawings of nobility (leaves 31-33); pencil and pen and ink and two water color illustrations from church windows of nobility (leaves 38-44).
Note
The name of the author appears on leaf 36, as John Gwyllym.
Partial list of contents tipped in at back.
Partial list of contents tipped in at back.
Publications about material
The compleat gentleman : books from English country houses. Washington, D.C. : The Library, 1985.
Provenance
St. George -- Phillipps MS.
Formerly Folger MS Add 457.
Formerly Folger MS Add 457.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library. The Compleat Gentleman: Books from English Country Houses, 1985-1986.
Cited/described in
Phillipps, T. Phillipps manuscripts, 13150
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Genre/form
Watercolors.
Manuscripts (documents)
Armorials (reference sources)
Menus.
Inventories.
Coats of arms.
Drawings (visual works)
Manuscripts (documents)
Armorials (reference sources)
Menus.
Inventories.
Coats of arms.
Drawings (visual works)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
V.a.447
Folger accession
MS Add 457