'The Lesser Ensigns of the Royal Families of England' by H L Elliot
Reference code
ELH
Title
'The Lesser Ensigns of the Royal Families of England' by H L Elliot
Date
late 19th century-1905
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
pp. ix + 413.
Quarto.
Leather binding, red, gilt-tooled (by Mudie). Card of the Rev. Henry L. Elliot, fol. i.
Quarto.
Leather binding, red, gilt-tooled (by Mudie). Card of the Rev. Henry L. Elliot, fol. i.
Scope and content
'The Lesser Ensigns of the Royal Families of England' compiled by the Rev. Henry L. Elliot, (fol. vii). Based mainly on printed sources listed at fols. viii verso-ix, with some references to MSS. Arranged under sovereigns, Edward the Confessor-Queen Anne, and members of their families, and including information on badges, livery collars, marks of cadency, seals, standards and supporters. With many small drawings, some coloured, and tracings. Table of royal descent from the Electress Sophia, pp. 388-93. Indexes, pp. 395-405. A few letters tipped in including one from J. Horace Round, 1910, p.106.
Creator
Elliot, Henry Lettsom (d 1920), Anglican clergyman
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/805
Archival history
Presented by J B Elliot, 26 Oct. 1959, fol. ii.