Honoré Bonet, Thomas, duke of Clarence — 15th century, late – 16th century, early; English

Title

Honoré Bonet, Thomas, duke of Clarence — 15th century, late – 16th century, early; English

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. misc. f. 36

Place of origin

English

Date

15th century, late – 16th century, early

Language

Latin

English

Anglo-Norman

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

paper; watermark hand, cf. Briquet 11370

Physical extent

i + 88 leaves

Hands

Anglicana script

Decoration

Headings not rubricated, but often in larger, more formal, script, using thicker penstrokes.

Decorated with circles containing the colours, metals, furs, etc., and with shields of a variety of shapes, often coloured.

Binding

Sewn on an uncertain number of bands, and bound in undecorated 18th century 'limp vellum'; the spine inscribed in ink: 'Blazon | Temp: | Regis | Hen:V.'

Provenance

John Anstis, with his shelfmark Q 25 (fol. 1).

David Askew of Pallinsburn, Northumberland (cf. MS. Eng. misc. c. 97).

Matthew Mackey sale, Newcastle, 1920.

Title

Notebook of extracts concerning blazoning of arms and the right to bear arms

Shelfmark

MS. Eng. misc. f. 36

Summary

Notebook of extracts concerning blazoning of arms and the right to bear arms, early 16th century, with (fol. 1) note on the contents in the hand of John Anstis.

Date

Early 16th century

Language

English

Physical facet

Vellum binding, inscribed on spine 'Blazon temp. regis Hen:V'

Physical extent

88 Leaves

Acquisition

S. Baker and G. Leigh, 12 Dec. 1768 (Anstis sale), lot 262.