Swiss and Garter heraldry
Reference code
LON/24
Title
Swiss and Garter heraldry
Date
1915-1930
Level of description
Series
Extent and format
4 volumes; and 1 box, containing 1 portfolio, 5 notebooks and two bundles of postcards.
Scope and content
Notebooks and postcards, collected by HS London in the 1910s to 1930s, mainly reflecting his interest in the heraldry of Swiss cantons and communes.
A single file (LON/24/09) relates to heraldry of the Order of the Garter c.1902-1915.
A single file (LON/24/09) relates to heraldry of the Order of the Garter c.1902-1915.
Creator
London, Hugh Stanford (1884-1959), diplomat, herald and antiquary
Archival history
Part of the HS London Bequest, 1959. This material was originally shelved in the library of the Society of Antiquaries.
Contents
- LON/24/01 - Swiss Territorial Arms
- LON/24/02 - ‘Pro Juventute’
- LON/24/03 - 'Basler Wappenbuch'
- LON/24/04 - Arms of the Municipality of Zurich
- LON/24/05 - ‘Les Armes Suisses’
- LON/24/06 - Arms of the Canton of Neuchâtel
- LON/24/07 - Arms of the Canton of Fribourg
- LON/24/08 - Arms of the Canton of Fribourg
- LON/24/09 - Garter Banners