Heraldry: English coats of arms — 16th century
MS. Rawl. B. 64
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Heraldry: English coats of arms — 16th century
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 64
Place of origin
English
Date
16th century
Language
English
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Decoration
Coats of arms.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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Title
A collection of 348 English coats of arms (including two Spanish coats, of Ayla and Sanchet) in colours
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 64
Summary
Many of the coats are several times repeated.
Prefixed is an index, together with a table of the peers whose arms are contained in the book.
Date
temp. Q. Elizabeth
Language
English
Physical facet
On parchment, in folio
Physical extent
13 Leaves
Custodial history
Olim "Robert Nicolson, his booke" (fol. 2b), et "Raphe Starkey," (fol. 2.) In fol. 1. est hæc nota: "13 March, 1733/4 bought this book for 3s. at the sale by auction of the MSS. of Thomas Rawlinson, esq. deced. See catalogue 16th, pa. 50, no. 662. Oliver Acton."
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Collection contents
Rawlinson B: English History
A collection of 348 English coats of arms (including two Spanish coats, of Ayla and Sanchet) in colours
