Crait+Muller Charenton-Vincennes
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A collection of general works on heraldry and coats of arms.
See original version (French)
364
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A collection of general works on heraldry and coats of arms.
See original version (French)
Estimate €120 - €180
Voluntary lot
Description
A collection of general works on heraldry and coats of arms.
1/ - Gheusi, P. - B. *Le Blason*. A new theory of the art of heraldry. A comprehensive treatise on the science of coats of arms based on the rules and designs of the Middle Ages. Drawings by the author. Paris, H. Lefèbvre, 1932. In-4, full fawn morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title label, gilt head, front cover preserved – 421 pp., [1 f.]. Illustrated with 850 full-page figures of coats of arms.
2/ - Gevaert, Émile. - Heraldry: Its Spirit, Language and Applications. Paris, Vromant & Cie, 1923. Quarto, orange half-maroquin with corner pieces, plain spine, gilt lettering, gilt head, front and back covers preserved – 444 pp. Illustrated with 583 figures, including 2 double-sided photographic plates, hors texte. At the end: Analytical Index, Table of Partitions, Index of Names Cited, Bibliography.
3/ - Viel, Robert. - The Symbolic Origins of Heraldry, followed by Hermeticism in Heraldic Art by F. Cadet de Gassicourt and Baron Du Roure de Paulin. Paris, Berg International, 1972. In-8, publisher’s percaline - 324 pp., [6 pp.].
4/ - Galbreath, D.L. - Jéquier, L. - Manual of Heraldry. Lausanne, Spes, 1977. In-4, publisher’s cardboard binding, colour dust jacket – 344 pp. Numerous black-and-white and colour illustrations throughout.
5/ – Beaumont, Adalbert de. – Research into the Origin of Heraldry and in Particular the Fleur-de-lis. Puiseaux, Pardès, 1989. In-8, paperback with soft cover – XXII, 146 pp. Complete with all 22 plates, out of print.
6/ – Veyrin-Forrer, Théodore. – A Concise Guide to Heraldry. New edition updated by Michel Popoff. Paris, Larousse, 2000. 8vo, softback with colour illustrations – 198 pp. Numerous colour illustrations.
7/ - Brault, Gerard J. - Early Blazon. Heraldic Terminology in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries. With special reference to Arthurian literature. Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1972. in-8, cloth-bound with dust jacket – XXX, 297 pp. 3 pll. Black title label and 23 plates with coats of arms in black.
8/ - Hiltmann, Torsten - Hablot, Laurent. - Heraldic Artists and Painters in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times. Stuttgart, Thorbecke, 2018. 8vo, publisher’s cardboard binding – 236 pp. Colour illustrations throughout.
9/ – Heim, Bruno Bernard. – Heraldic Customs and Law of the Church. Paris, Beauchesne, 1949. 8vo, paperback – 198 pp. Illustrated with 19 colour plates of coats of arms, 1 black-and-white plate and numerous black-and-white figures throughout.
10/ - Gourdon de Genouillac, H. - Heraldic Grammar containing the precise definition of the science of coats of arms, followed by an explanatory glossary... New edition, revised and expanded to include a treatise on the composition of liveries. Paris, E. Dentu, n.d. [1853]. 12mo, half-basane with a smooth spine, gilt title – some skin wear and foxing – [2 ff;], 198 pp. Figures in the text.
11/ - Cahours d’Aspry, Jean-Bernard. - From the Coats of Arms of Knights to Trademarks. A Brief History of Heraldic Art. Biarritz, Atlantica, 2000. In-8, paperback with coloured soft cover – 254 pp. 12 colour plates and numerous full-page black-and-white illustrations.
12/ - Abzac, Arnaud d’. – The Art of Heraldry & Research on Armorials. CD-ROMs Nos. 1 and 2.
13/ - Bouly de Lesdain, Louis. - Heraldic Studies. In *Miscellanea heraldica*. 2 volumes, in-4, paperback, reprinted by P. de La Perrière. Vol. I, [1 folio], VIII, 186 pp. Vol. II, [4 folios], 217 pp., [10 folios].
14/ - Cohen, Gustave. - History of Chivalry in France in the Middle Ages. Paris, Richard-Masse, 1949. In-8, bound in black half-maroquin with corner pieces, covers and spine preserved – [4 ff.], 225 pp. 8 pll. h-t.
15/ – Duby, Georges. - Chivalry. Paris, Perrin, 1993. In-4, publisher’s cardboard binding illustrated in colour – 128 pp., numerous colour illustrations. Author’s signed copy to Patrice de La Perrière.
16/ - Barthélémy, Anatole de. - *De l’Aristocratie au XIXe siècle*. Paris, A. Aubry, 1859. In-12, Bradel-bound in percaline, with an orange title label running lengthwise, front cover preserved – small tear to the headband – 69 pp.
17/ - [Various authors] - Art and Life in the Middle Ages through Coats of Arms and Seals. Foreword by Charles Braibant. Paris, Palais Soubise, 1950. International exhibition organised by the French National Archives on the occasion of the constituent meeting of the International Council on Archives and the first International Congress on Archives. In-8, red half-shagreen, ribbed spine, gilt lettering, covers preserved – 144 pp. 24 plates, 7 in black and 8 in colour.
18/ - [F. Cadet de Gassicourt and Baron Du Roure de Paulin] - Hermeticism in Heraldic Art. Photocopy of the book bound in full cloth.
19/ - Ganshof, F.L. - What is Feudalism? Brussels, Presses Universitaires, 1968. In-8, cloth-bound, burgundy title label, covers preserved – 169 pp. 5 plates, half-tint, including 1 in colour.
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