The arms of the knights of the Garter in 1561, (the last being those of Carey, lord Hunsdon, installed in that year;) beautifully painted, bulk: 17th century
File
MS. Rawl. B. 39
Held at the Weston Library
Consisting, firstly, of the full shields with the quarterings, crests, supporters and mottos, and, secondly, of all the quartered coats depicted separately.
A modern index of the coats is inserted.
A modern index of the coats is inserted.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 17th century
Extent
30 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 39
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. B. 39.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 11410.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 11410.
Custodial History
In the catalogue of Thos. Rawlinson's MSS. it is said that "the book seems to have belonged to Henry Carey, lord Hunsdon;" but there does not appear to be any evidence for such an inference, further than the fact of his coat being the last contained in the volume.
In folio primo est nomen "John Stephensome," ac etiam nota sequens — "♂, 5 March, 1733/4: bought this book for 14s. 6d. at the sale by auction of the MSS. of Tho. Rawlinson, esq. deceased: vide catalogue 16th, pa. 9, no. 115. O. Acton. 28."
In folio primo est nomen "John Stephensome," ac etiam nota sequens — "♂, 5 March, 1733/4: bought this book for 14s. 6d. at the sale by auction of the MSS. of Tho. Rawlinson, esq. deceased: vide catalogue 16th, pa. 9, no. 115. O. Acton. 28."
Physical Facet
On parchment, in quarto
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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