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List of contemporary personages and description of arms

 Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: MS G11

Overview

Book of achievements in arms, principally British.

Dates

  • Creation: 1705 with additions up to 1714

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 volume : Binding: Vellum over boards. Pagination: [1-11] 1-170. Material: Paper. ; 37.3 cm x 15 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

List of contemporary personages and desc. of arms:

Countries and sovereigns: pages 1-3.

Nobility of England: pages 4-15 (Dukes pages 4-6; Earls pages 6-10; Viscounts 10; Barons pages 11-15)

Archbishops and bishops of England: p 10.

A list of the Baronets of England, created 1611-[1705], arranged chronologicallyt pages 15-52.

Knights and Gentry, alphabetically: pages 54-136.

Colleges & Houses of Law: pages 137-138.

Mitred abbots: p 139.

Appendix: pages 140-15

Appendix to the Nobility: pages 151-153

Nobility of Scotland: pages 153-157 Addenda: p 162

Nobility of Ireland: pages 157-161

Archbishops and bishops of Ireland (no arms given): p 161

Physical Location

MS G11

Custodial History

Phillipps MS 4234 (Phillipps Studies indicates bought from London bookseller Rodd) "William Trew on this Book 171[6?];" "C. Capon 1792;""John Stark" [or S[l]ark];"V. W. Tot;"[Sold by Sotheby June 10th 1896]

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Malmesbury, 1976

Title
Guide to the Book of heraldic achievements, principally British.
Subtitle
List of contemporary personages and description of arms
Author
Finding aid prepared by alh, 1964; revised by ksc, 2006. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006.
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7030716769
Preferred citation
Book of heraldic achievements, Department of Special Collections, MS G11, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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