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A series of shields prepared for the coats of arms of English bishops, Date not recorded at time of cataloguing

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Shelfmark: MS. Rawl. D. 1208, fol. 1

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With dates of consecration, etc. from the Conquest to 1433, but only filled up in 25 instances, some of which are coloured.

Dates

  • Creation: Date not recorded at time of cataloguing

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. D. 1208, fol. 1

Custodial History

Before binding, this tract bore an auction mark, "53 day". It is therefore one of "Two little manuscripts of heraldry", sold for 1s. 6d. as lot 2434 in quarto on the fifty-third night’s sale of the library of Thomas Sclater Bacon in 1737, which previously was no. 1098 in Le Neve’s sale catalogue; in a copy of which in the Bodleian Library it is noted that this MS. was bought by Bacon for 2s. 6d.

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