[Heraldic miscellany].

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Language:

French

Latin

Subjects (All):

Heraldry--France--Early works to 1800.

Heraldry.

France--Nobility--Early works to 1800.

France.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

coats of arms.

Hybrid books.

Manuscripts, French -- 17th century.

Manuscripts, Latin -- 17th century.

Manuscripts, European.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly sold by Brussels book dealer A. Van Loock (stamp inside front cover, A. Van Loock, Rue St-Jean, 51, 1000 Bruxelles).

Sold by Bruce McKittrick Rare Books (Narberth, Pennsylvania), 2016.

Physical Description:

6 leaves : paper ; 295 x 190 mm bound to 305 x 210 mm.

Place of Publication:

[France?], [after 1605]

Language Note:

French and Latin.

Summary:

Gathering of six leaves added at the end of a copy of Jean Scohier's L'estat et comportement des armes (Bruxelles: Chez Iean Mommart, 1597) with notes related to heraldry from multiple sources in French and Latin. The text includes sections titled Authorite et charge des heraults and Pascal de Coronis. 16th- and early 17th-century authors cited include Franciscus Guillimannus, Pedro Mexia, Louis Gollut, and Carlo Paschal. The passages taken from these authors are abridged or paraphrased. The notes include ink and watercolor coats of arms and other illustrations in ink.

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.

Collation: Paper, 6 leaves (following 52 printed leaves; 1⁶; modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners; [108-120].

Script: Written in a variety of secretary and other cursive scripts.

Decoration: 17 small coats of arms in ink and watercolor (p. 109, 110, 120); drawings in ink of coronets for charges (p.109); drawings in ink of coats of arms and seals (p. 110).

Watermark: Unidentified scalloped shield quartered by a cross, surmounted by a serpent on a tall narrow cross.

Binding: Modern parchment binding with overlapping edges; spine title in ink, Scohier, Armes, 1597.

Origin: Written after 1605 (based on first edition of latest work cited, Franz Guilliman's Habsburgiaca, p. 111).

For a full description of the printed portion of this volume, see record for Scohier, Jean, L'estat et comportement des armes. A Bruxelles: Chez Iean Mommart, 1597.

OCLC:

1046651650