The academy of armory, or, A store-house of armory and blazon : containing the several variety of created beings, and how born in coats of arms, both foreign and domestick : with the instruments used in all trades and sciences, together with their terms of art : also the etymologies, definitions, and historical observations on the same, explicated and explained according to our modern language : very useful for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences / by Randle Holme of the city of Chester, gentleman sewer in extraordinary to His Late Majesty King Charles the Second, and sometimes deputy to the King of Arms.

Author/creator Holme, Randle
Other author Chiswell, Richard bookseller.
Other author Edwards, P., engraver.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCXCIII. [1693]
Description3 v. : ill.
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Portion of title Store-house of armory and blazon
Variant title Vol. 2: Second book of the academy of armory and blazon
Variant title Vol. 3: Third book of the academy of armory and blazon
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteAdded engraved t.p. signed: P. Edwards Sculp.
General noteBooks 2 and 3 have half-titles, separate pagination and register.
General notePagination: [14], 107, [9]; [2], 488; [2], 501, [1] p., [1] leaf.
General noteIncludes indexes.
General noteA chart is inserted between pp. 414 and 415 in book three, with instructions to the binder.
General noteStained, with some loss of text.
General noteReproduction of original in: University of Liverpool.
References Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), H2513A
References English short title catalogue, R178096
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 3075:1)
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