Opus insignium armorumque, 1687-1688 =
Subtitle: Velika grbovna knjiga : študije = Das grosse Wappenbuch : Studien = The great heraldry book : studies
By: Johann Weichard Valvasor, Bartholomaeus Ramschissl ; [urednik Lojze Gostiša ; avtorji spremnih študij Branko Reisp, Božo Otorepec, Emilijan Cevc].
Contributors: Ramschüssel, Bartolomäus, ca. 1664-1711.; Gostiša, Lojze.; Reisp, Branko.; Otorepec, Božo.; Cevc, Emilijan.; Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti.; Metropolitanska biblioteka v Zagrebu.; Nacionalna i sveučilišna biblioteka.
Publisher: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Ljubljana
Language: slv; eng; ger
Subjects: Valvasor, Johann Weichard, 1641-1693; Valvasor, Johann Weichard, 1641-1693; Ramschüssel, Bartolomäus, ca. 1664-1711; Heraldry -- Early works to 1800; Heraldry -- Slovenia -- Early works to 1800; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Slovenian -- Croatia -- Zagreb -- Facsimiles
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Velika grbovna knjiga; Grosse Wappenbuch; Great heraldry book; Opvs insignium armorumque regum et regnorum, nec non tàm aliorum quam et Carnioliae principum, baronum, nobilium, ciuitatum, et oppidorum, etc. etc.
Notes: Text in Slovenian, English, and German.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Faksimile rokopisa z leta 1688, ki ga je poslikal Bartholomaeus Ramschissl"--V. 1, t.p verso.
"The book is presently kept at the Metropolitan Library under the auspices of the Zagreb National and University Library under book number Cod. MR 160"--V. 1, p. 221.
Issued in a case.
"The codex contains 388 consecutively numbered leaves.  The depictions and blazons are on the right-hand page while the back page of the leaves is always blank.  The alphabetical index of all names mentioned in the heraldry book is on leaves 371 to 388.  This index was published already in 1898 by J. Barle.  It comprises 1478 names of states, counties, provinces, noble families, dioceses, abbeys, towns, boroughs and different persons"--V. 1, p. 222.
Table of contents: title: [knj. 1] Janez Vajkard Valvasor; title: Življenje, delo in pomen = Johann Weichard Valvasor; title: Sein Leben, sein Werk und seine Bedeutung = Janez Vajkard Valvasor; title: His life, work and significance / Branko Reisp.  Valvasorjeva grbovna knjiga "Opus insignium armorumque" = Das Wappenbuch  "Opus insignium armorumque" von Valvasor = Valvasor's Heraldry Book "Opus insignium armorumque" / Božo Otorepec; title: Bartolomej Ramschissl, slikar Velike knjige grbov = Bartolomäus Ramschissl, der Maler des grossen Wappenbuches = Bartolomej Ramschissl, painter of the The great heraldry book / Emilijan Cevc; title: [knj. 2] Opvs insignium armorumque regum et regnorum, nec non tàm aliorum quam et Carnioliae principum, baronum, nobilium, ciuitatum, et oppidorum, etc. etc. = Das grosse Wappenbuch in welchen der khönigen vnd khönigreichen, wie auch so woll anderer als auch dises Herzogthumbs Crain fürsten, Graffen, freyherrn, ritter, edlleit, städt vnd märkht, etc. etc.