Manuscript, on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of annotated coats of arms for 177 members of the Knights of the Round Table. Each knight is represented by a coat of arms drawn in trick and followed by an explanation of each device and its appropriateness to that knight. The main text is preceded by a nine page text, "De l'invention des armes," and followed by a "Briefue narration de la table ronde."
Description:
Binding: eighteenth-century green velvet over boards; silver castle ornament mounted on front cover., Decoration: 177 pen and ink drawings in trick of coats of arms., Ex libris Edward Rowe Mores; Thomas Astle; Philip Hills; H. J. B. Clements; John MacDonnell. On deposit from the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: Single columns of varying length. Armorial entries begin with the name of the knight and a pen and ink drawing of his coat of arms in trick, followed by a descriptive paragraph,, Modern title page in English bound in before original title page., Ownership inscription of Philip Hills, 1785 December 21., Printed bookseller description pasted in on verso of rear flyleaf., and Script: secretary.
Subject (Geographic):
Arthurian romances--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Arthur,--King--Early works to 1800., Astle, Thomas,--1735-1803--Ownership., Clements, Henry J. B.--(Henry John Beresford),--1869-1940--Bookplate., Hills, Philip,--1768-1830--Autograph., MacDonnell, John--Bookplate., and Mores, Edward Rowe,--1730-1778--Ownership.
Autograph manuscript, signed, on paper, of a list of many of the Knights of the Round Table and summaries of their histories as given in Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur. Some entries are accompanied by pen and ink drawings of coats-of-arms. The work may have been modeled on Les devise des armes de chevaliers de la table ronde, published by Antoine Verard. Grimken's preface notes that he has not included "many faned and vaine taylles" and connects his interest in the Round Table with the archery fellowship founded by "Kynge Henry of fames memory," Prince Arthur's Knights. The preface concludes with "vivat Regina."
Description:
Binding: eighteenth-century full calf; arms of John Lewis Goldsmid on front cover in gilt., Decoration: 33 armorial devices in ink; many blank shields in pencil., Ex libris John Louis Goldsmid; ex libris Sir Isaac Heard; Phillipps MS 100. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: single columns of 26 lines each., and Script: secretary.
Subject (Name):
Arthur,--King--Early works to 1800., Goldsmid, John Louis,--1789-1835--Bookplate., Grinken, John., Heard, Isaac,--Sir,--1730-1822--Bookplate., and Phillipps, Thomas,--Sir,--1792-1872--Bookplate.