A display of heraldry

A display of heraldry

Full title: A display of heraldry : manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge thereof than hath been hitherto published by any, through the benefit of method ; whereunto it is now reduced by the study and industry of John Guillim, late pursuivant at arms.

Guillim, John, 1565-1621

London : Printed by S. Roycroft for R. Blome ; and are sold by Francis Tyton, Henry Brome, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell, John Wright. and Thomas Sawbridge

1679

[12], 317, [11], 159, [3], 161-181, [9] pages, [75] leaves of plates : coats of arms, illustrations, portraits

The fifth edition much enlarged with great variety of bearings, To which is added A treatise of honour military and civil, according to the laws and customs of England, collected out of the most authentick authors, both ancient and modern, by Capt. John Logan : illustrated with variety of sculptures sutable to the several subjects : to which is added a catalogue of the atchievements of the nobility of England, with divers of the gentry, for examples of bearings. Title page in red and black. "Analogia honorum" has a separate title page, with imprint "printed by Tho. Roycroft, anno Dom. MDCLXXVII.", pagination and register. A reissue, with dedication added, of Wing L2834. "The second part of Honour civil" has a separate title page, with imprint "printed by Samuel Roycroft, anno Dom. MDCLXXVIII."; pagination and register are continuous from "Analogia honorum." Most plates are signed by Robert White. Includes indexes. Title in red and black, title within double-ruled border, head-pieces (in part engraved), initials, text in double columns. Local note:Heavily grangerized with mounted coats of arms and heraldic devices, sometimes covering original texts and cuts; some illustrations hand-colored. Imperfect: lacking pages 283-284 of the Display and pages 17-18 of the Analogia honorum, some cutouts affecting text.

Armorial bookplate: Sir John Ligonier
Ligonier, John Ligonier, Earl, 1680-1770, former owner.
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.

White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver.
Roycroft, Samuel, printer.
Logan, John, active 17th century.

English

Dated 1679 .G85
ESTC R12114