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1371. Stowe MS 659-660

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Stowe MS 659-660
Title:
PEDIGREES and rough genealogical notes of families of the Low Countries, arranged in alphabetical order; with the arms in many cases, in colour or in trick. Two volumes. Vol. I. A to L. Vol. II. M to Z. In Vol. II., f. 292, is a small separate collection of Dutch and Belgian pedigrees, preceded by an index; and at f. 319 is a "Généalogie abregée des deux maisons de Guines, extraite d'une Généalogie plus étendue, dressée par Dom Estienne Le Pez, religieux Benedictin de l'abbaye de St. Wast" [...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
2 items

1372. Stowe MS 660

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Stowe MS 660
Title:
Scope & Content:
Vol. II. M to Z. Netherlands General: Arms and pedigrees: 17th-18th centt. Genealogies: Dutch and Belgian pedigrees and arms: 17th-18th centt. includes: f. 319 Etienne Le Pez, Benedictine monk: Généalogie des Comtes de Guines: 18th cent.: Extr. f. 319 Counts of Guisnes; family: Genealogy of:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

1373. Stowe MS 661

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Stowe MS 661
Title:
Scope & Content:
1. "A PROBATIONERS first discourse (very playne and familliar) of the true placeing of the ordinarye difference of younger brothers and families in every coate armour incident"; written in the form of a dialogue between "three wandring knights," named respectively Sir Beraro, Sir Challamor and S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 item

1374. Stowe MS 661-742

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 661-742
Title:
CLASS XVI. ARMS AND HERALDIC COLLECTIONS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Welsh
Date Range:
15th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
82 items

1375. Stowe MS 662

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Stowe MS 662
Title:
Scope & Content:
"A SHORT HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of such marks and ensignes of honour, as are commonly called Armes: shewing their originall, true use, and the antient practise in bearing them. Whereunto are added (f. 50) certain breife observations touching the antiquitie of Heraulds, their imployments, rights, pri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1680
Extent:
1 item

1376. Stowe MS 663

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 663
Title:
Scope & Content:
"LES PRINCIPES DU BLASON," by T[homas] Dingley; with penand ink drawings, consisting of heraldic illustrations, arms of a few French nobles, and drawings of animals and landscapes, and a frontispiece of Orpheus playing- to wild beasts. At the end, reversing the volume, is a "Sermon [by Thos. Len...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 item

1377. Stowe MS 664

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 664
Title:
Scope & Content:
THE ART of Blazoning-; with numerous coats-of-arms, coloured or tricked, in illustration. Followed (f. 14) by a Catalogue of the Baronets of England from the institution of the order in 1611 to 1721; with their respective arms in blazon, and the first thirteen also in trick. Paper; ff. 47. XVIII...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

1378. Stowe MS 665

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 665
Title:
Scope & Content:
Vol. I. ff. 122. XVIIIth cent. Seals: Treatise on, with drawings, by J. Anstis: 18th cent. England General Chronicles and History: Facsimile and autograph signatures of sovereigns, Hen. VI.-Geo. II.: 18th cent. Charters: Drawings of, with indices: 18th cent. Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Additions...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

1379. Stowe MS 665-666

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 665-666
Title:
"ASPILOGIA, sive de Iconibus scutariis gentilitiis commentarius," by John Anstis, Garter King of Arms (ob. 1745), with additions by Thomas Astle. In two volumes. The first part of Vol. 1. is divided into thirteen chapters, in the autograph of Anstis, as follows:-Chap. i.-vi. Introductory treatise on the antiquity and history of seals, and their uses and value for heraldic and other purposes. ff. 1-21;-Chap. vii. Seals of the Crown. f. 21 b;-Chap. viii. Seals of the Nobility. f. 38;-Chap. ix....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
2 items

1380. Stowe MS 666

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 666
Title:
Scope & Content:
Vol. II. ff. 143. XVIIIth cent. Seals: Treatise on, with drawings, by J. Anstis: 18th cent. England General Chronicles and History: Facsimile and autograph signatures of sovereigns, Hen. VI.-Geo. II.: 18th cent. Charters: Drawings of, with indices: 18th cent. Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Addition...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

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