Armorials. Reference sources.
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
A roll containing drawings of Scottish crests, probably by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne., Mid 17th century.
'Blason Enluminée', an armorial containing coloured drawings of the coats of arms of sixty-four French bishops and noblemen., [Circa 1620.]
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Carbon copy of a typescript abstract of the Lyon Register by William Rae Macdonald, with manuscript corrections and annotations; volumes VIII-XVI: 1868-1902., 1898-1902.
`Collection of armorial bearings, inscriptions, etc.` made by Alexander Deuchar, volume 1., 1812-1841.
The volume consists of notes on, and sketches of arms, mostly taken from churchyards in Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland, with a few copied from seals. They are followed by a list of clans and their badges (page 495), a list of chartularies and related material in the Advocates` and other libraries (page 501), and an index (page 521).
`Collection of armorial bearings, inscriptions, etc.` made by Alexander Deuchar, volume 2., 1812-1841.
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) `Armorial bearings of Irish Families taken from Keatings History of Ireland, 1816` (page 21).
(ii) Arms of the seven incorporated trades of St Andrews (page 61).
(iii) Index (folio 1).
`Collection of illuminate arms` by Etherington Martyn, volume 1., 1794.
In an introductory note (volume 1, folio iv.), Martyn states that many of the arms were unpublished, and taken from seals, drawings, paintings and manuscript blazons; also from a manuscript collection of heraldry `purchased at Mr Cummyngs sale by a Mr Rose`. This probably refers to James Cummyng, herald painter and Lyon Clerk Depute (died 1793). Martyn sometimes gives the source for a particular coat of arms, and occasionally criticises the heraldry.
`Collection of illuminate arms` by Etherington Martyn, volume 2., 1794.
In an introductory note (volume 1, folio iv.), Martyn states that many of the arms were unpublished, and taken from seals, drawings, paintings and manuscript blazons; also from a manuscript collection of heraldry `purchased at Mr Cummyngs sale by a Mr Rose`. This probably refers to James Cummyng, herald painter and Lyon Clerk Depute (died 1793). Martyn sometimes gives the source for a particular coat of arms, and occasionally criticises the heraldry.
Facsimile by William Rae Macdonald, undated, of the armorial of Charles Maule Kerr, ?mid 16th century., ?Mid 16th century.
The impaled arms of the kings of Scotland and their consorts have been omitted.
Facsimile, undated, of the armorial of Macleod of Macleod, 16th century., 16th century.
Facsimile, undated, of the second Lindsay Armorial, 1603-1605., 1603-1605.
John Riddell’s copy of ‘An Essay on the Ancient and Modern Use of Armories’ by Alexander Nisbet (Edinburgh, 1718)., 1718, 1853.
Bound in at the back are notes by Riddell about the Articles of Union, and press-cuttings (mostly from ‘The Courant’), 1853, concerning the Arms of Scotland.
John Riddell`s interleaved copy of ‘A System of Heraldry’ by Alexander Nisbet (Edinburgh, 1804): volume 1., 1804, ?1806.
The title page bears a deleted inscription apparently referring to additions and corrections by Riddell. The interleaves are watermarked 1804 and Riddell’s signature appears on the Advertisement sheet dated 1806.
John Riddell`s interleaved copy of ‘A System of Heraldry’ by Alexander Nisbet (Edinburgh, 1804): volume 2., 1804, ?1813.
The interleaves are watermarked 1813 and Riddell’s signature appears on the title page dated 1809.
John Riddell`s interleaved copy of ‘A System of Heraldry’ by Alexander Nisbet, in two volumes (Edinburgh, 1804), containing notes and amendments in his hand, chiefly in 25.8.6, in the margin of the text and on the interleaves, written possibly for a proposed revised edition., 1804, ?1813.
Riddell may have acquired the two volumes separately; in 25.8.6 the interleaves are watermarked 1804 and his signature appears on the Advertisement sheet dated 1806; in 25.8.7, the interleaves are watermarked 1813 and his signature appears on the title page dated 1809; also the bindings are different. A few letters and papers are tipped in at various places.
'Le blason des armoiries’ ([Lyons], 1581), by Hierome de Bara., 1581, [circa 1804].
The coats of arms illustrating the works have been painted in watercolours.
Miscellaneous manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey., 16th century-?1935.
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Notebook containing 'A Blazoning of the Arms belonging to the Gentlemen…of Scotland', with various later additional notes, some on other topics. , ?1689.
`Scottish Armorial attributed to Sir David Lindsay of Rathillet`; a facsimile by William Rae Macdonald, 1895, of an armorial held at the Lyon Office., Mid 16th century.
`Scottish Armorial for use in the Lyon Office’; a facsimile by William Rae Macdonald, 1895, of Sir Robert Forman`s manuscript (the `Workman armorial`), circa 1565-1566., Circa 1565-1566.
`Scottish Armorial for use in the Lyon Office’; a facsimile by William Rae Macdonald, 1895, of Sir Robert Forman`s manuscript (the `Workman armorial`), circa 1565-1566., Circa 1565-1566.
Arms which were painted over in the original manuscript are depicted with the original and altered versions side by side (folio 83).
`Scottish Armorial for use in the Lyon Office’; a facsimile by William Rae Macdonald, 1895, of Sir Robert Forman`s manuscript (the `Workman armorial`), circa 1565-1566., Circa 1565-1566.
Transcript, 1893, of `Nobiles Maiores et Minores` by James Pont, 17th century., 17th century.
The transcript is not in William Rae Macdonald`s hand.