The history of the most noble Order of the Garter: and the several orders of knighthood extant in Europe. Containing I. The antiquity of the town, castle, chapel, and college of Windsor; ... II. The habits, ensigns, and officers of the Order. ... By Elias Ashmole, ... The whole illustrated with proper sculptures.
Elias Ashmole (1617-1692)
Category
Books
Date
1715
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126880
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],565,[3]p., [3] plates, [1] folding . ill.., port. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Book label of Gawdy Hall Library, with its pressmark [i.e. Gawdy Hall, Harleston, Norfolk]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Gawdy Hall 1938 1/-. Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf binding; marbled paper over boards; spine gilt; red morocco spine label with title 'Ashmole's Hist of the Garter'.
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Elias Ashmole (1617-1692)