Wappenbuch (Book of Heraldry), and including text 'Das Lublich Herkommen des Thorneys'

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Names: Ruge, Jorg (Author)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1499; Place: Germany
Library locations: Spencer Collection; Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. MS. 176
Topics: Coats of arms -- 1400-1499
Genres: Manuscripts; Drawings
Notes: Ownership: Written for Johann von Morsheim and his wife Ursula, nee von Heusstain. Purchased for Spencer, 1968.; Content: 1499; Content: 2662 watercolor drawings of coats of arms.; Content: Animals and human figures appear on some coats of arms. Drawing of Adam and Eve f. 2v.; Content: Dictionary Catalog. Notes in manuscript and library dossier.; Content: Includes text 'Den Anfang und das Lublich Herkommen des Thorneys' (ff. 214-36) and index (ff. 236-53).; Content: Jorg Rugen, whose signature is on f. 236, may be the author.; Content: Paper; Content: Text is dated 1499 on f. 236. Terminus post quem is 1492, when Innocent VIII, whose coat of arms appears, came to power.; Content: Through f. 213, coats of arms on each page; ff. 214-36, 35 long lines per page, ruled in very light pencil; ff. 237-53, up to 30 lines per page in 2-3 columns.
Physical Description: Extent: Ff. ii + 253 + i, 371 x 250 mm.
Type of Resource: Still image; Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22884176; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 746c0f00-c61f-012f-b6ab-58d385a7bc34

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