A synopsis of heraldry, or, The most plain, short, and easie way for the perfect attaining of that art

A synopsis of heraldry, or, The most plain, short, and easie way for the perfect attaining of that art

Full title: A synopsis of heraldry, or, The most plain, short, and easie way for the perfect attaining of that art, containing all necessary directions, in order thereunto: there being about 300 coats of arms, and about 50 crests engraven on copper plates; and The atchievements of the kings of England since K. Egbert of the Saxon race. The paternal coats of the nobility of England, with a list of the Knights of the Garter the arms of the archiepiscopal and episcopal sees; and of the two universities, and the several colledges in them; and of the Inns of Court, and other houses of law in London; with some hundreds of gentlemens coats, all truly blazoned. To which is added an alphabetical table, for the ready finding any name whose coat is herein blazoned.

Fisher, Payne, 1616-1693.

London : printed for L. Curtis, near Fleetbridge, and T. Simmons at the Princes Arms in Ludgatestreet

1682

[2], XVII, [5], 114, [12], 127-131, [7] p., 33, IIII leaves of plates : ill. table ; 16 cm, 8vo.

With additional title page (A1v) engraved and signed: A synopsis of heraldry ... F.H. van Hove. Sculp.
The words "with ... Garter" are enclosed within brackets on title page.
"The atchievements of the Kings of England," has separate dated title page on leaf ²A1r.
"A catalogue of the nobility of England" has separate undated title page on leaf ²A5r; pagination is continuous.
"The coats of arms of divers gentlemen of England, blazon'd" has separate dated title page on leaf ²E4r; pagination is continuous.
With 2 final advertisement leaves.
Signatures: A⁸ a⁴; ²A-H⁸ I⁴.

Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC.
Bookplate: William George Prescott

Gift of Daniel Woolf,
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698.

English

Dated 1682 .F538,
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), F1039
English Short Title Catalogue (RLIN), R026135