Original Institutions of the Princely Orders of Collars (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from Original Institutions of the Princely Orders of Collars Among his other Heraldic Manuscripts, Segar left a short Account of the original institutions OF the princely orders OF collars, dedicated to his patron J ames the First. This Work, which has not hitherto been published, and from which the present impression has been printed, now belongs to the Library of the Faculty of Advocates at Edinburgh. It is written upon vellum, and is in the highest state of preservation. The volume must have been formerly in the posses sion of Sir J ames Balfour, Lord Lyon king-at-arms, in the reign of Charles the First as it bears the following autograph of that eminent Heraldz - Ex libris J A: balfourii kynardue, MIL: baroneti leonis ar: regis. The Work was probably executed soon after J ames the First ascended the Throne of England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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Original Institutions of the Princely Orders of Collars (Classic Reprint) William Segar No preview available - 2017 |
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