Album of coats of arms and monograms, 1860s?
- Title(s):
Album of coats of arms and monograms.
- Published/Created:
- Great Britain, 1860s?
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (90 leaves) ; 24 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsCR51 .A43Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon FundView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/16717646
- Classification:
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Notes:
- Bound in green half leather and maroon cloth.
The album includes several thousand printed stamps of coats of arms, monograms, military medals, or related designs. The printed designs are affixed in large quantities to the recto of each left, interwoven with hand-drawn designs. The hand-drawn designs are of varied styles, from simple frames to complex geometrical patterns.
Coats of arms are clustered on varied themes, including: The Arms of All Nations; Scottish Clans; Arms of the Counties of England; Arms of the Colleges and Halls of Oxford. - Subject Terms:
- Military decorations.
- Form/Genre:
- Coats of arms.
Monograms.
Stamps (marks)
Drawings. - Export:
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