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Ernest Warlop. The Flemish Nobility before 1300.

by Ernest Warlop.

$ 250.00

Ernest Warlop. The Flemish Nobility before 1300. Desmet-Huysman: Belgium 1975. Hardcover in DJ 4 volumes Hardcover in dj in slipcases. Very Good/Very Good/Good slipcases, dusty. Quarto 1332 pp total. 60 monochrome plates. 16 tipped in color plates. 250 monochrome illus of medieval seals. Alphabetical descriptions of 237 noble families from the 9th-13th century. Volumes 3 and 4 are a catalogue of seals of Flemish nobility. Revised and completed translation of original Dutch translation.

“This comprehensive treatise, based on Dr Warlop’s doctoral dissertation, has been translated by Professors JB Ross and H Vandermoere. While medieval European nobility has received substantial attention in general, the Flemish nobility had been somewhat neglected. The books provide a substantial piece of social and constitutional history, combined with detailed genealogical research. The historical text in Part 1, Vols. I and II follows the Flemish nobility from its Frankish antecedents, through mature feudalism to the rise of the modern state, while Part 2, again in two parts, provides a series of genealogical tables and charts, together with an index.” Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

by L.A. Mayer.

$ 40.00

L.A. Mayer. Saracenic Heraldry. Oxford 1999. Hardcover in DJ. Very Good/ Very Good Unused Small quarto. 302 pp plus 72 plates. Reprint from 1933 edition.

by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

$ 20.00

Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Bonanza 1978 Hardcover in DJ Very Good/Very Good Octavo 647 pp

by A. Boyer.

$ 650.00

A. Boyer. The Great Theater of Honour and Nobility…Both in French and English. Illustrated and Adorned with about Forty Copper-Plates, curiously engraved, dedicated to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. Henry Woodfall : London 1729. 2 vols. in one. Full leather with stamped armorial on cover, previous owner notation on title page. Front board detached but present. Some of the creased folding plates have a tear at folding point. Some soiling, rubbing of boards. Needs a bookbinder’s tender mercies. Quarto xvi + 380 + 259 pp plus an additional correction page. 29 full page plates including 5 folding plates. Uncertain if I am missing a plate or not. Other sources call for 30-33 plates, no agreement. Small vignettes throughout the volume which tally to the 40 Copper plates..

Contents include :
1) The Science of Heraldry, II An Historical and Chronological Abridgement of the Settlements and Revolutions of the Monarchies and Sovereignties of Europe from the Downfall of the Roman Empire, till towards the end of the Tenth Century III The present State of the Empire of Germany, with relation to the Emperor, King of the Romans, Electors, Princes of the Empire, Imperial Cities, Diets etc IV The Achievements and Blazon of the Emperors, Kings, Princes and Sovereign States of Christendom.