The Irish compendium: or, Rudiments of honour. Containing the descents, marriages, issues, titles, posts, and seats, of all the nobility of Ireland. With their arms, crests, supporters, motto's, and Parliament robes, exactly engrav'd on eighty copper plates. Also a supplement, shewing, the antiquity, dignity, and use of armories ...

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Nichols, Francis, 18th cent, The Irish compendium: or, Rudiments of honour, 1735

Creator:: Nichols, Francis, 18th cent
Title(s):: The Irish compendium: or, Rudiments of honour. Containing the descents, marriages, issues, titles, posts, and seats, of all the nobility of Ireland. With their arms, crests, supporters, motto's, and Parliament robes, exactly engrav'd on eighty copper plates. Also a supplement, shewing, the antiquity, dignity, and use of armories ...
Edition:: The third edition.
Published/Created:: London, Printed for Mess. Bettesworth and Hitch ... and Henry Lintot, 1735.
Physical Description:: 1 p.l., viii, 84, 364 [i.e. 374], [4], 4, 117, [15] p. front., illus., plates, coats of arms 14 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
CS488 N5
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/580453
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Plates engraved by G. Thornton and J. Wigley.
Head- and tail-pieces.
Plates mainly printed on both sides.
Dedication signed: Francis Nichols.
Published as v. 4 of his British compendium.
Subject Terms:: Bettesworth and Hitch -- Publisher.
Engraving -- Specimens -- 1735.
Heraldry -- Ireland.
Lintot, Henry, 1709-1758 -- Publisher.
Nobility -- Ireland.
Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1735.
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 -- Bookplate.
Contributors:: Thornton, G., engraver.
Wigley, J., engraver.
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