Manuscript on vellum prepared by Sir Gilbert Dethicke for Queen Elizabeth I includes colorful drawings of the arms of all the knights elected or installed during the reigns of Richard III and Henry VII
Description:
Sir Gilbert Dethick (1499/1500-1584), herald and diplomat. Dethick became Garter king of arms on 20 April 1550 and was knighted on 14 April 1551. He was genealogist and heraldist, and a member of the original Society of Antiquaries., In English, with one French phrase., Bound in red velvet, the arms are beautifully balzoned in color., and Bound in red velvet. Bookplate 2 early state. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
Manuscript document, signed by William Fellow, Norroy King of Arms, granting Richard Revell of Shorlonglegge (Shirland) in Derbyshire a crest for his coat of arms
Description:
In English., Signed: "Norrey King of Arms of the north.", Seals of William Fellow and of the office of Norroy King of Arms suspended from document., Layout: single column of 20 lines., Script: secretary script., and Decoration: Portrait figure of Norrey King of Arms within the initial "T," in full color; illustration of Revell's coat of arms with the newly granted crest filling left margin, in full color; floral border, top and right margins, in full color.
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Fellow, William, -1546., Revell, Robert, 1502-1555., and College of Arms (Great Britain)
Subject (Topic):
Heraldry, Manuscripts, Renaissance, and Visitations, Heraldic
Manuscript copy, on parchment, in several scribal hands, of this English ordinary of arms, containing approximately 1600 coats of arms in full color, with descriptive annotations. The manuscript also contains approximately 300 shields outlined but left blank. This manuscript is the oldest recorded copy of the Queen Margaret version of this text
Description:
In French., Autograph and notes by Sir Syndey Cockerell on front flyleaf; autograph of Brian S. Cron on front flyleaf., Layout: coats of arms arranged in three rows of four on each page, with descriptive notes above each., Script: cursive bookhand., Decoration: coats of arms in full color; some initials in red or blue., and Binding: contemporary binding of reversed white leather over wooden boards.
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Heraldry, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Manuscripts, Renaissance
