The blazon of gentrie : deuided into two parts. The first named The glorie of generositie. The second, Lacyes nobilitie. Comprehending discourses of armes and of gentry. Wherein is treated of the beginning, parts, and degrees of gentlenesse, vvith her lawes: of the bearing, and blazon of cote-armors: of the lawes of armes, and of combats. Compiled by Iohn Ferne Gentleman, for the instruction of all gentlemen bearers of armes, whome and none other this worke concerneth
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At London : Printed by Iohn VVindet, for Toby Cooke, 1586
Place of creationGreat Britain, England, LondonDate1586Note(s)Reference citation note: Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 10824, Reference citation note: English short title catalogue (ESTC), S101914, Copy note: HH85/32. Brown calf binding, with initials 'W. M.' stamped in gilt on covers. Manuscript notes pasted on front free endpaper, including note from the Duchess of Norfolk at Everingham Park, York which suggests that the initials on the binding are those of her own ancestor, Winifred Herbert Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale. Most of illustrations colored; cancels pasted in. Stained. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: 'John Archer'; W. Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale - Duchess of Norfolk - Harmsworth copyExtent(4to)Associated name(s)Former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, 1870-1937, (Robert Leicester)Genre/form(s)AnnotationsSubject(s)Lacy family, Lincoln, Earls of, HeraldryRightshttps://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
