A critical inquiry into antient armour, : as it existed in Europe, but particularly in England, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of King Charles II. With a glossary of military terms of the Middle Ages. Illustrated with a series of richly coloured engravings. In three volumes. / By Samuel Rush Meyrick, ...
Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1848)
Category
Books
Date
1832 - 1837
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3101227.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. 2 : ill. ; fol. Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate, signed G.S. 24 [1924]: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Pencil inscription on front pastedown: "UHRB 3 vols 1927 Anglesey Abbey" [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century half red morocco, diced brown cloth over boards; recessed cords; gilt tooled spine, lettered direct (gilt tooled): 'Meyrick's Antient Armour' and 'Vol. II.'; gilt top edge.
Makers and roles
Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1848), author