Descriptions of Coats of Arms Compiled by J.H. Sperling
Descriptions of coats of arms in Essex churches, with blazons of arms, compiled by J.H. Sperling. Each volume has indexes of parishes and arms.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1858
Extent
0.20 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Essex d. 5, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. Essex d. 5-7, e. 46
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 7304
Abstract
Descriptions of Coats of Arms Compiled by J.H. Sperling (1825-1894).
Biographical / Historical
John Hanson Sperling (1825-1894) was an Anglican clergyman and antiquary.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 54041-54044.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was bequeathed to the Library by S.A. Warner in 1948.
- Title
- Descriptions of Coats of Arms Compiled by J.H. Sperling
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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