October 2024 Armorials Update

It’s been a while since I’ve managed to update, but I’ve been collecting armorials the whole time, and they’ve now been added to the collection here. This puts the collection at 720 pre-17th C sources, and an additional 185 from the 17th C.

I’ll post a full list of the new additions tomorrow, but here are some highlights:

  • Two Welsh armorials from the National Library of Wales, Peniarth MSS 148 & 149
National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 148
  • 64 new friendship albums, mostly from Koninklijke Bibliotheek
The friendship album of Seino Mulert (Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1900 A 178)
  • One of the Scandinavian sources, Armorial suédois, is now available in colour
The arms of the Duke of Finland, from Armorial suédois, (Paris, BnF, ms. Latin 18410)
  • A manuscript version of John Guillim’s A Display of Heraldry, which includes a lot of things that didn’t make it into the print book.
Cuttlefish, from John Guillim’s A Display of Heraldry
  • A lovely Breton armorial, likely from around 1639 (Arsenal. Ms-4961)
Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal. Ms-4961