De officio militari : and other worksUpton, Nicholas, 1400?-1457[ca. 1500]latManuscript, on parchment, of this work on heraldry, chivalry and the laws of war. Bound with two illustrated heraldic treatises copied from printed editions: Sensuyt le blason des armes (Lyons: Claude Nourry, 1527) and Treatyses perteynyng to coatarmour (Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 1496).De officio in Latin; other texts in French and English.Ownership inscription at top of first page: "William Howard 1591."Bookseller's printed description pasted in on front pastedown.Script: each work in a different professional book hand.Decoration: Headings and initial letters in red and blue; decorated throughout with more than 270 emblazoned coats of arms in colors.Binding: modern parchment over boards, rebacked.