Copy of the statutes of the Order of the Garter presented to James V of Scotland when he was invested with the order in 1535., 1535.
Scope and Contents
The text is preceded by a large drawing in colour (most of the silver in which is oxidized) of the royal arms of England (impaled with those of St George) and of Scotland (folio ii verso). The preface and the first of the statutes are introduced by large illuminated initials and the remainder by small gold initials within alternate red and blue squares. Lacking the seal formerly attached to the cords visible at folios 1 and 18 verso.
Dates
- Creation: 1535.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
22 Leaves ; 275 x 190 millimetres.
Language of Materials
French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)
Arrangement
iv + 18 folios.
Collation: 1⁴(preceded by 1 leaf), 2-4⁴, 5⁴(+ 1 leaf after 4).
Custodial History
Formerly in the possession of Henry Wellesley, Principal of New Inn Hall, whose note identifying the volume is on the verso of the flyleaf.
Bibliography
Physical Description
Binding of late eighteenth-century straight-grained morocco.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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