Nisbet's heraldic plates.
Ross, Andrew,1849-1925
Nisbet, Alexander,1657-1725.System of heraldry speculative and practical.
Nisbet, Alexander,1657-1725.Essay on additional figures and marks of cadency.
Nisbet, Alexander,1657-1725.Essay on the ancient and modern use of armories.
Mackenzie, George,Sir,1636-1691.Science of heraldry.
Plates from Alexander Nisbet's A system of heraldry speculative and practical, 1722; An essay on additional figures and marks of cadency, 1702; An Essay on the Ancient and Modern Use of Armories, 1718.
Includes plates from George Mackenzie's The Science of heraldry, treated as a part of the civil law of nations: wherein reasons are given for its principles, and etymologies of its harder terms, 1680.
Includes portrait of Charles II and Allan Ramsay.
Engravers include: Archibald Burden, George Main, C Norton, Patrick Scot, Robert Wood.
Includes hand painted coat of arms for William More, Edinburgh, on 6 March 1673.
Volume is prefaced by a typed copy of an article from The Scotsman by Ross Herald (Andrew Ross), dated 28 July, 1903, which explains how Henderson Smith acquired the collection; the volume originally belonged to Robert Mylne. The article describes the volume as a 'companion volume to Mr Elliott Lockhart's', and details the bookplates prepared under the supervision of Alexander Nisbet. The article identifies some of the bookplate designers included in the volume and describes many of the bookplates.
At the end of the volume there is an index, in Henderson's Smith's hand.
A paper slip index to the Henderson Smith collection arranged alphabetically by surname is available on request.
"Nisbet's Heraldic Plates" on spine.
Heraldry