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A detailed survey catalogs armorial stamps found on book bindings, pairing plates of coats of arms with concise descriptive notes and indices. The introduction traces the use and changing popularity of stamped bindings, outlines how royal and private copies reach libraries, and warns that transferred bindings can complicate dating. Practical identification guidance emphasizes accessories, coronets, orders, and printing dates to narrow likely owners, illustrated from public and private collections. Technical sections explain blazoning and methods for indicating tinctures, including lettered trick and hatching conventions, and describe common heraldic furs and charges. A bibliography and comprehensive indices support further research.

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Title: English Heraldic Book-stamps

Author: Cyril Davenport

Release date: December 20, 2014 [eBook #47714]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

ENGLISH HERALDIC BOOK-STAMPS

THIS FRONTISPIECE
SHOWING
THE BOOK-STAMP OF
HIS MAJESTY THE KING
IS REPRODUCED
BY HIS MAJESTY'S
GRACIOUS PERMISSION.

[FOR DESCRIPTION
See p. 155]

ENGLISH HERALDIC
BOOK-STAMPS

FIGURED AND DESCRIBED

BY

CYRIL DAVENPORT V.D. F.S.A.

AUTHOR OF 'THE BOOK,' ETC.

LONDON
ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO Ltd
1909