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 / [John Guillim].

  • Guillim, John, 1565-1621.
Date:
1679
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About this work

Publication/Creation

London : Printed by S. Roycroft for R. Blome; and are sold by Francis Tyton, Henry Brome, Thomas Basset ...[and 3 others], 1679.

Physical description

12 unnumbered pages, 317 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 159 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 161-181 pages, 15 unnumbered pages, 73 unnumbered leaves of plates, engr. frontispiece & plates : title page in red & black, woodcut illustrations, portraits, coats of arms ; (folio)

Edition

The fifth edition much enlarged with great variety of bearings /

References note

Wing G2222
Wing L2834
ESTC R12114
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), G2222

Notes

Separate t.p. for Logan's work: Analogia Honorum: or, A treatise of honour and nobility ... of England ... London, printed by Tho. Roycroft, Anno Dom. MDCLXXVII. Of this work The second part of honour civil has an additional t.p. with imprint: London, prited by Samuel Roycroft, Anno Dom. MDCLXXVIII
Authorship of A display of heraldry also attributed to John Barkham. Cf. DNB
Authorhsip of Analogia honorum also attributed to Richard Blome. Cf. DNB
Signatures: pi²a⁴B-C²D-2T⁴A-U⁴T⁴Y-Z⁴2A⁴(-2A4)*2A⁴
Leaf 2A2 (p. [4]-[5] at end) missigned 2A3
Title in red and black, title within double-ruled border, head-pieces (in part engraved), initials, text in double columns
Page [3] following p. 317, p. [1] amd [3] following p. 159, and verso of p. 181 are blanks

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