M0008011: The Arms given to the Company of Surgeons of London in 1492

Date:
July 1941
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Reproduction of the first leaf of a book of ordinances on vellum in the possession of Barbers' Hall. The patron saints St. Cosmo and St. Damian stand on either side of the shield. Reproduced in Young, Sidney: The annals of the barber-surgeons of London, London: Blades, East & Blades, 1890. Related images: M0008012, M0008949EA, M0008949EB, M0008950

Publication/Creation

July 1941

Physical description

1 photograph
glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Terms of use

This item is fragile. Please consult the digitised version. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item By Appointment.

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Location of original

Wellcome Library; GB.
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