Manuscript, on parchment, of this work on heraldry, chivalry and the laws of war. Bound with two illustrated heraldic treatises copied from printed editions: Sensuyt le blason des armes (Lyons: Claude Nourry, 1527) and Treatyses perteynyng to coatarmour (Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1496).
Alternative Title:
De studio militari
Description:
De officio in Latin; other texts in French and English., Ownership inscription at top of first page: "William Howard 1591.", Bookseller's printed description pasted in on front pastedown., Script: each work in a different professional book hand., Decoration: Headings and initial letters in red and blue; decorated throughout with more than 270 emblazoned coats of arms in colors., and Binding: modern parchment over boards, rebacked.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Upton, Nicholas, 1400?-1457.
Subject (Topic):
Chivalry, Heraldry, Manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and Nobility
