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Remains concerning Britain: : their languages, names, surnames, allusions, anagramms, armories, moneys, impresses, apparel, artillerie, wise speeches, proverbs, poesies, epitaphs

Camden, William, 1551-1623, White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver · 1674 · London : Printed for, and sold by, Charles Harper at the Flower de Luce over against St. Dunstan's Church, and John Amery at the Peacock over against Fetter Lane, both in Fleetstreet · 19 pictures

Camden's Remains concerning Britain, published in London in 1674 by Charles Harper and John Amery, is an antiquarian collection on British names, heraldry, coins and proverbs, engraved by Robert White for an educated English readership. Its pictures are small heraldic shields, drawn in flat black line with hatched and scalloped partitions, which a designer could use as simple, crisp emblem and crest motifs.

Names, Personal

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