SKELTON, Joseph.
Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour.
"The armoury, from which the following engraved illustrations have been taken...is perhaps of greater variety than any in existence": First Edition of Joseph Skelton's Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour
Oxford: Printed by G. Schulze for J. Skelton, 1830.
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First edition of this visual documentation of medieval martial culture. Folio, two volumes, bound in three-quarters calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, frontispieces and title page vignettes, each volume is finished with a vignette. Illustrated with 150 plates and each plate is followed by a leaf printed with titles and a description. In very good condition with rubbing and toning, bookplate. From the collection of Llewelyn Meyrick. Illustrated by Joseph Skelton. Descriptions by Dr. Meyrick.
Joseph Skelton (1783–1871) was a British engraver and antiquarian whose work played an important role in the visual preservation of medieval and early modern material culture. 'Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour' was produced during a period of heightened interest in chivalry and the material remains of the Middle Ages. Skelton’s work presents finely detailed engravings based on notable collections of arms and armour in Britain, including those at the Tower of London and various private holdings. The volume not only served as an important reference for antiquaries and collectors but also played a role in shaping nineteenth-century historical imagination by providing artists, writers, and early historians with accurate visual sources.
Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour.
$1,100.00
In Stock