Catalogue of British Heraldry, c1750-1850

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Title:: Catalogue of British Heraldry,
Dates:: c1750-1850
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Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Catalogue of British Heraldry, Mss224, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Scope and content:: Catalogue of British Heraldry consists of sixty-one numbered pages of pen and ink drawings of coats of arms followed by a surname index, probably executed in the late 18th or early 19th century.
Biographical / historical:: Little is known about this album of pen and ink drawings of heraldic emblems. A book plate inside the cover bears the name "Thomas Sharpe." The name "W. Sharpe" is stamped at the top of the first page and, although it is tempting to ascribe the book to the noted antiquary Thomas Sharp (1770-1841) or to the even more famous engraver, William Sharp (1749-1824), one must observe that neither of these gentlemen spelled his name with the final "e." The style of calligraphy employed in the freehand drawings found in the album seems typical of that used between 1750 and 1850. Certain spelling errors ("feild" for "field," for instance) indicate that the author was probably a person of modest education. The layout of the album suggests that it might have been used as a sourcebook by an engraver, artisan or weaver employed regularly on bookplate commissions, paintings, hangings, carpetry, or the like.
Physical location:: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical description:: 0.25 linear ft.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker
Date Prepared:: © 1998
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Date of source: October 1998.

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Catalogue of British Heraldry, Mss224, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Location of this collection:: University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University Library

Stockton, CA 95211, US