An introduction to heraldry. . Containing the origin and use of arms; rules for blazoning and marshalling coat armours; the English and Scottish regalia; a dictionary of heraldry, with its terms in English, French, and Latin; orders of knighthood, illustrated and explained; degrees of the nobility, gentry, etc. tables of precedency; and a dictionary of mottoes: the whole forming a complete manual of rank and nobility. Embellished with forty-eight engravings, illustrative of upwards of one thousand examples, including the arms of nearly five hundred different families. By Hugh Clark.
Hugh Clark (fl.1775-1784)
Category
Books
Date
1829
Materials
Measurements
168 x 103 x 30 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074188
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii,324p. . ill.., coats of arms . 12mo.. Provenance: Binder's label on front pastedown: 'Bound by G.[crossed-out] & W. J. Browne 1867' [i.e. George Browne, 1804-1848, and his first cousin William Jackson Browne, bookbinder, of Kendal]. manuscript on front endpaper: "George Browne".. Binding: Quarter-bound marbled paper binding.
Makers and roles
Hugh Clark (fl.1775-1784), engraver (printmaker)