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Heroic science
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VULSON de LA COLOMBIERE (Marc); Heroic science, dealing with nobility, the origin of weapons, their coats of arms, and symbols, tymbres, burlets, crowns, crests, lambrequins, supports, and tenans, and other ornaments of the shield; of the motto, and the war cry, of the hanging escu and of the steps and grips of the ancient knights, of the different shapes of their tombs; and external marks of the shield of our Kings, of the Reynes, and children of France, and of the officers of the Crown, and of the House of the King. With the succinct genealogy of the House of Rosmadec in Brittany. All embellished with a large number of intaglio figures, on all these materials. Sébastien & Gabriel Cramoisy, 1644
- In-folio, full rooted calf, ribbed spine, richly decorated boxes, scrolls and lace, lace on the cuts, (16)- 494- (22)- 38 pp. Title in black and red, frontispiece, 17 & 8 plates inset, banners and initials. Very numerous figures in the text, 82 full page. Engraved title (Rosmadec).
First edition and very beautiful copy of this important treaty establishing a new codification to represent the coat of arms.
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