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Dictionary of Arms

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3078

Scope and Contents

Includes alphabetical list of nobility and gentry of the United Kingdom, with descriptions of their arms, arms of episcopal sees, abbots, some Norfolk religious houses, Cambridge colleges, Oxford colleges, Inns of Court, and notes on mottoes. With lists of contents and authorities.

Dates

  • Creation: 1711

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased at Sotheby's, 17 Mar. 1893, lot 1820, for 4 guineas. Rustat Fund.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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