The British compendium : or, a particular account of all the present nobility, both spiritual and temporal, From his Majesty to the Commoner. Also an account of all the bishopricks and deanaries, And by whom, and when founded. Likewise the Arms and Coronets of the peers, with the Names of their Seats, and what County they are in, with their Distance from the City of London. To which is added, an introduction to the ancient and most noble Science of heraldry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nichols, Francis, 18th cent.

Standardized Title:

British compendium. Vol.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heraldry--Great Britain.

Nobility--Great Britain.

Orders of knighthood and chivalry--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii,xi,[1],264[i.e.364],[4]p.,plates ) ill. ;

Edition:

The second edition, corrected.

Other Title:

British compendium

Place of Publication:

London : printed by H. Meere, and sold by J. Smith, at the Picture-Shop at the West-End in Exeter-Exchange in the Strand, MDCCXIX. [1719]

Notes:

Anonymous. By Francis Nichols.

With an additional titlepage: 'Of the several degrees of gentry,' and bearing the imprint: Printed by H. Meere, for J. Smith.

One of the plates bears the imprint: Sold by J. Smith, C. King and J. Goudge, J. Graves, T. Griffiths and T. Green.

Page 364 is misnumbered 264.

Titlepage in red and black.

Price from imprint: price Five Shillings.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T77910.

OCLC:

642695600