Miscellaneous notes concerning English heraldry, dealing chiefly with the ceremonial, with some on historical matters.
Scope and Contents
At the end, on two sheets bound into the volume (folios 182-183), are sketches of coats of arms in trick, including, among others, those of the Heptarchy and of the three English Kings of Arms, Garter, Clarenceux, and Norroy. With the sketches are notes about the disposition of the shields on a building which may have been the old College of Arms.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
188 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iv + 184 folio.
Other Finding Aids
A modern list of contents on a separate folded sheet has been tipped in at the beginning (folio 1).
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Contains the bookplate of Sir George Nayler, Garter King of Arms.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 14 February 1938, lot 1049.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
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