The academy of armory, or, A store-house of armory and blazon : containing the several variety of created beings, and how born in coats of arms, both foreign and domestick : with the instruments used in all trades and sciences, together with their terms of art : also the etymologies, definitions, and historical observations on the same, explicated and explained according to our modern language : very useful for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences / by Randle Holme of the city of Chester, gentleman sewer in extraordinary to His Late Majesty King Charles the Second, and sometimes deputy to the King of Arms
- Author
- Holme, Randle, 1627-1699
- Additional Titles
- Store-house of armory and blazon, Vol. 2: Second book of the academy of armory and blazon, and Vol. 3: Third book of the academy of armory and blazon
- Published
- London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCXCIII. [1693]
- Physical Description
- 3 volumes : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Chiswell, Richard and Edwards, P.
- Series
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- Note
- Added engraved t.p. signed: P. Edwards Sculp.
Books 2 and 3 have half-titles, separate pagination and register.
Pagination: [14], 107, [9]; [2], 488; [2], 501, [1] p., [1] leaf.
Includes indexes.
A chart is inserted between pp. 414 and 415 in book three, with instructions to the binder.
Stained, with some loss of text.
Reproduction of original in: University of Liverpool. - Reproduction Note
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest, 2012. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 3075:1).
- Reviewed/Cited In
- Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), H2513A
English short title catalogue, R178096
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