Ordinary of arms [manuscript], ca. 1604.
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Title
Ordinary of arms [manuscript], ca. 1604.
Description
2 v. : coats of arms
Associated name
Le Neve, Peter, 1661-1729, scribe.
Le Neve, Peter, 1661-1729, former owner.
Constable, William, 1721-1791, former owner.
Vicars, Arthur Edward, 1864-1921, former owner.
Le Neve, Peter, 1661-1729, former owner.
Constable, William, 1721-1791, former owner.
Vicars, Arthur Edward, 1864-1921, former owner.
Scope and content
Thousands of arms in trick, arranged by charge; these are listed at beginning of v. 1 (V.b.90), and v. 2 (V.b.91) has a pictorial index at beginning, both referring to the irregular foliation at foot of page. Largely in a small hand, with comments "not living 1601." Additions in bigger hand. Also a few copies of grants of arms of various times, possibly copied by Peter Le Neve, Norroy king of arms, a former owner of the manuscript.
Note
v. 1: 462 leaves; v. 2: 386 leaves.
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Provenance
Le Neve -- Constable -- Vicars MS.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014.Symbols of Honor. Opening: fol. 317v-318r.
Cited/described in
Ricci, S. de. Census of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the United States and Canada, 466.4
Item Details
Call number
V.b.90-91
Folger accession
cs466