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Armorial of James Workman.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.5
Scope and Contents
The volume contains paintings of the arms of European rulers (folio 1), Scottish queens from St Margaret to Mary, Queen of Scots (folio 19), and Scottish nobility and gentry (folio 43). The full coats of arms are given, except for the gentry, where only their shields are shown.Former owner Sir James Balfour of Denmilne has added numerous criticisms of Workman`s inaccurate heraldry. He also identified the arms of the gentry (folio 171). These corrections were made on the...
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.