The Elements of Heraldry. Containing the definition, origin, and historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The divers sorts of coats-of-arms in use; with their essential and integral parts displayed separately. The several marks by which bearers of the same coat of arms are distinguished from each other. Illustrated with several cuts, and twenty-four copper-plates containing above five hundred examples of escutcheons, arms, &c. and interspersed with the natural history and allegorical signification of the several species of beasts, fishes, vegetables, &c. comprised in this treatise.

Porny, M. A. [Martre Antoine]

Published by Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, W. Goldsmith, J. Scratcherd, W. Bent, and G. and T. Wilkie, London, 1795

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8°, restaurierter Ganzledereindb., XXIV, 278 S. u. umfangreiches Begiffsglossar, 24 Kupfertafeln - Kanten etwas berieben, Innendeckel u. Vorsätze mit gebräuntem Rand u. Einträgen, Ex Libris, sonst innen sauber u. gut erhaltenes Exemplar / edges rubbed, Ex Libris, some notes on first page, otherwise inside a clean copy.

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• Title: The Elements of Heraldry. Containing the definition, origin, and historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The divers sorts of coats-of-arms in use; with their essential and integral parts displayed separately. The several marks by which bearers of the same coat of arms are distinguished from each other. Illustrated with several cuts, and twenty-four copper-plates containing above five hundred examples of escutcheons, arms, &c. and interspersed with the natural ...
• Publisher: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, W. Goldsmith, J. Scratcherd, W. Bent, and G. and T. Wilkie, London
• Publication Date: 1795
• Weight: 600 grams
• Book Type: Buch
• Seller catalogs:
  • Heraldik