A synopsis of heraldry, or, The most plain, short, and easie way for the perfect attaining of that art, containing all necessary directions, in order thereunto: there being about 300 coats of arms, and about 50 crests engraven upon copper plates; and The atchievements [sic] of the kings of England since K. Egbert of the Saxon race. The paternal coats of the nobility of England, (with a list of the Knights of the Garter) the arms of the archiepiscopal and episcopal sees; and of the two universities, and the several colledges in them; and of the Inns of Court, and other houses of law in London; with some hundreds of gentlemens coats, all truly blazoned. To which is added an alphabetical table, for the ready finding any name whose coat is herein blazoned

All titles

• A synopsis of heraldry, or, The most plain, short, and easie way for the perfect attaining of that art, containing all necessary directions, in order thereunto: there being about 300 coats of arms, and about 50 crests engraven upon copper plates; and The atchievements [sic] of the kings of England since K. Egbert of the Saxon race. The paternal coats of the nobility of England, (with a list of the Knights of the Garter) the arms of the archiepiscopal and episcopal sees; and of the two universities, and the several colledges in them; and of the Inns of Court, and other houses of law in London; with some hundreds of gentlemens coats, all truly blazoned. To which is added an alphabetical table, for the ready finding any name whose coat is herein blazoned
• Most plain, short, and easie way for the perfect attaining of that art
• The atchievements of the kings of England, since Egbert of the Saxon race.; A catalogue of the nobility of England.; The arms of all the archiepiscopal and episcopal sees of England.; The coats of arms of divers gentlemen of England, blazon'd.

People / Organizations

• Payne Fisher (Author)
• Langley Curtiss ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for L. Curtis, near Fleetbridge, and T. Simmons at the Princes Arms in Ludgatestreet, 1682.

Added name

Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.; Curtis, Langley, bookseller.; Simmons, Thomas, active 1676-1685, bookseller.

Publication year

1682

ESTC No.

R26135

Grub Street ID

109488

Description

[4], XVII, [5], 131, [7] p., 33, IIII leaves of plates : coats of arms, ill. ; 8°.

Note

With an added engraved title page (A1v), signed: A synopsis of heraldry ... F.H. van Hove. Sculp:; The words "with ... Garter" are enclosed within square brackets on title page

"The atchievements of the kings of England," (Wing F1013) has separate dated title page on leaf ]2A1r

"A catalogue of the nobility of England" has separate undated title page on leaf ]2A5r; pagination is continuous

"The arms of all the archiepiscopal and episcopal sees of England." has separate undated title page on leaf ]2C4r; pagination is continuous

"The coats of arms of divers gentlemen of England, blazon'd" has separate dated title page on leaf ]2E4r; pagination is continuous

With 2 final advertisement leaves for books sold by Langley Curtis

Includes an index

Signatures: A]8] a]4; ]2A-H]8] I]6

"The atchievements of the kings of England" identified as Wing F1013 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700" reels 1592 and 1615.