Manuscript, on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of annotated coats of arms for 177 members of the Knights of the Round Table. Each knight is represented by a coat of arms drawn in trick and followed by an explanation of each device and its appropriateness to that knight. The main text is preceded by a nine page text, "De l'invention des armes," and followed by a "Briefue narration de la table ronde."
Description:
In Middle French., Modern title page in English bound in before original title page., Printed bookseller description pasted in on verso of rear flyleaf., Layout: Single columns of varying length. Armorial entries begin with the name of the knight and a pen and ink drawing of his coat of arms in trick, followed by a descriptive paragraph,, Script: secretary., Decoration: 177 pen and ink drawings in trick of coats of arms., and Binding: eighteenth-century green velvet over boards; silver castle ornament mounted on front cover.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Arthurian romances
Subject (Name):
Arthur, King
Subject (Topic):
Heraldry, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and Arthurian romances
Dictonarium quinque nobilissimarum Europae linguarum.
Description:
Imperfect: title-border slightly bled., Signatures: *4A-Q4., and The author's name appears in the title of the complimentary poem on recto of 4th prelim. leaf.
Added t.p.: Mongolʹsko-russko-frant︠s︡uzskiĭ slovarʹ. and Vols. 2-3: Couronné par l'Académie des sciences et publié par m. le professeur J. E. Kowalewski.
Added t.p.: Mongolʹsko-russko-frant︠s︡uzskiĭ slovarʹ. and Vols. 2-3: Couronné par l'Académie des sciences et publié par m. le professeur J. E. Kowalewski.
Added t.p.: Mongolʹsko-russko-frant︠s︡uzskiĭ slovarʹ. and Vols. 2-3: Couronné par l'Académie des sciences et publié par m. le professeur J. E. Kowalewski.
