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An essay to heraldry : in two parts. The first containing (in a concise but methodical method, by rules and explanations of bearings) the body of heraldry: the second, honour civil and military; being a treatise of the nobility and gentry of England, as to their priviledges, dignities, &c. according to the laws and customs of our realm. The whole illustrated with variety of apt and proper sculptures, for the better explanation thereof

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1684.
Call number: 241738
Creator: Blome, Richard (1635-1705)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 8vo
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