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
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3026655
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],130,135-136,149-719,[105]p., [34] leaves of plates (15 folded) . coats of arms, ill.., port.. . fol.. Occasional marginalia. With a leaf of manuscript in the hand of John Robartes (1606-1685): "Given to the guards 01-00-00 Given to the kings porter 00-10-00 ...". Binding: sprinkled calf, rebacked; red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Elias Ashmole (1617-1692) Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677) William Sherwin (Wellington 1645 - 1711) Order of the Garter