Franks Bequest. German Arms

A large collection of coats of arms, mostly in colour, relating mainly to the Holy Roman Empire but including arms of other European sovereigns and nobility as well as a selection of fictitious arms. The volume is a compilation, written on at least two kinds of paper, trimmed, and bound partly out of order. Several sections are unfinished or incomplete and there is some repetition.

Artist / Maker
Unknown
Type
manuscript
Date
Early 16th century, after 1531
Origin
South-west Germany or Switzerland; owned by Dr Henry Wellesley, of Oxford (1791-1866); later acquired by Alfred William Morant FSA; bequeathed by Augustus Wollaston Franks (1826-97), President of the Society
Material
Paper; leather, brown, rebacked
Dimensions
Folio
Location
Burlington House
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