B14399

Shelfmark

Cl.2.01 - Cl.2.02

Author

Edmondson, Joseph

Title

A complete body of heraldry: containing, an historical enquiry into the origin of armories, and the rise and progress of heraldry ... The proper methods of blazoning and marshalling armorial bearings ... The arms, quarterings, crests, supporters, and mottos, of all sovereign princes ... An historical catalogue of all the different orders of knighthood ... The arms of the counties, cities ... in England and Wales; and of the abbies ... The arms of archiepiscopal and episcopal sees ... A discourse on the origin, use, and abuse, of funeral trophies. Glover's Ordinary of arms, augmented and improved; an alphabet of arms ... and a copious glossary ... In two volumes. Illustrated with copper-plates. Carefully compiled ... by Joseph Edmondson ...

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Printed, for the author, by T. Spilsbury; and sold by J. Dodsley; T. Payne and Son; J. Rosbon; J. Walter; J. Ridley; and R. Faulder,, 1780.

Physical description

2v., plates ;, Fo.

Note

Previously Cl.3.13-14.

Note

Variant (one of two from 1780) including "Further additions and emendations" at end of Vol. II.

Note

List of subscribers.

Note

Folded paper enclosing four armorial bookplates (of Franz Falk, of Karl Emich, Graf zu Leiningen-Westerburg (1856-1906), and of Hefner-Alteneck (?Jakob Heinrich von, 1811-1903) (two)).

Note

Vol. I: loose coat of arms, painted on vellum, containing many doves, and in section on birds in heraldry.

Provenance

Bookplate of Eton College.

Binding

18th century gold-tooled calf.

Subject

Heraldry, Early works to 1800.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B14399

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aCl.2.01 - Cl.2.02

1001#$aEdmondson, Joseph

24512$aA complete body of heraldry: containing, an historical enquiry into the origin of armories, and the rise and progress of heraldry ... The proper methods of blazoning and marshalling armorial bearings ... The arms, quarterings, crests, supporters, and mottos, of all sovereign princes ... An historical catalogue of all the different orders of knighthood ... The arms of the counties, cities ... in England and Wales; and of the abbies ... The arms of archiepiscopal and episcopal sees ... A discourse on the origin, use, and abuse, of funeral trophies. Glover's Ordinary of arms, augmented and improved; an alphabet of arms ... and a copious glossary ... In two volumes. Illustrated with copper-plates. Carefully compiled ... by Joseph Edmondson ...

260##$aLondon :$bPrinted, for the author, by T. Spilsbury; and sold by J. Dodsley; T. Payne and Son; J. Rosbon; J. Walter; J. Ridley; and R. Faulder,$c1780.

300##$a2v., plates ;$cFo.

500##$aPreviously Cl.3.13-14.

500##$aVariant (one of two from 1780) including "Further additions and emendations" at end of Vol. II.

500##$aList of subscribers.

500##$aFolded paper enclosing four armorial bookplates (of Franz Falk, of Karl Emich, Graf zu Leiningen-Westerburg (1856-1906), and of Hefner-Alteneck (?Jakob Heinrich von, 1811-1903) (two)).

500##$aVol. I: loose coat of arms, painted on vellum, containing many doves, and in section on birds in heraldry.

561##$aBookplate of Eton College.

563##$a18th century gold-tooled calf.

650#0$aHeraldry$xEarly works to 1800.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.