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Insignia gentilia ... : manuscript, [1643?].
[1643?].
Consists of an armorial completed after 1643 containing 422 heraldic crests in watercolors, or spaces for crests never executed, of baronets created under King James I and King Charles I. Each entry gives personal names, place, county of residence, and date on which each became a baronet.
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Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700
This curated selection of material was brought together to show how European alchemists built on Greco-Egyptian, Islamic, and late medieval foundations to create a golden age of alchemy from the 15th century to the time of Sir Isaac Newton.
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- English
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Item Summary
Consists of an armorial completed after 1643 containing 422 heraldic crests in watercolors, or spaces for crests never executed, of baronets created under King James I and King Charles I. Each entry gives personal names, place, county of residence, and date on which each became a baronet.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Insignia gentilia ... : manuscript, [1643?].
- Call Number
- Oversize C0199 (no. 1249)
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/db78tk026
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- [1643?].
- Extent
- 1 v. (48 leaves) ; 34 cm.
- Provenance
- From the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps (Ms no. 6772), who acquired it from the Bibliotheca Meermaniana.
- Source Acquisition
- Acc. no. AM 1997-78.
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Binding Note
- Calf.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 122
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/44d398db-7c44-480e-9314-8f5fd63a5948/manifest