The institution, laws & ceremonies of the most noble Order of the Garter. . Collected and digested into one body by Elias Ashmole of the Middle-Temple Esq; Windesor Herald at Arms. A work furnished with variety of matter, relating to honor and noblesse.
Elias Ashmole (1617-1692)
Category
Books
Date
1672
Materials
Tanned leather, paper and textile
Measurements
359 x 240 x 62 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 3026654
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],130,135-136,149-719,[105]p., [34] leaves of plates (15 folded) . coats of arms, ill.., port.. . fol.. Provenance: Bookplate: John Boyket Jarman, Rosenau. Armorial bookplate: The Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli.. Binding: Late eighteenth- or early nineeteen-century armorial binding: Honi soit qui mal y pense set within an 8-pointed star and surrounding a red cross on white background; gilt tooling to form border; spine gilt.
Makers and roles
Elias Ashmole (1617-1692) Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677) William Sherwin (Wellington 1645 - 1711) Order of the Garter