[French armorial of the mid 17th century]

Boisseau, Jean, active 1637-1658 · 1638 · [Paris : Jean Boisseau] · 24 pictures

An armorial printed in Paris in 1638 by Jean Boisseau, a publisher active 1637 to 1658, for readers interested in heraldry. The pictures are rows of small engraved coats of arms, many framed in grids with crowns, mantling and labelled shields, the pages showing a decorative, systematic arrangement a designer could borrow for emblem sets or heraldic frames.

Heraldry

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