Second Hand The English Emblem Tradition, Volume 3
Emblematic Flag Devices of the English Civil Wars, 1642–1660
Series : The English Emblem Tradition; Index Emblematicus
Author : Alan R. Young
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Condition
Very good condition. The original illustrated brown cloth boards remain clean and attractive, with light shelf wear, minor handling marks and a little rubbing or bumping at the corners and spine ends. There is slight marking to the closed page edges. The binding is firm and the pages examined are clean and well preserved, with no inscriptions or annotations visible. Please refer to the supplied photographs for the book’s exact condition.
Details
General - Pages : 345 | Images : illustrated with monochrome reproductions and drawings of flags, cornets and emblematic devices | Publisher : University of Toronto Press | Place of Publication : Toronto, Canada | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 1995 | Edition : First edition | Size : 286mm x 222mm | ISBN : 080205739x
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A substantial scholarly reference work examining the emblematic devices, mottoes and imagery displayed on military flags during the English Civil Wars and their immediate aftermath. Alan R. Young brings together material previously dispersed across numerous surviving manuscripts, documenting flags associated with Parliamentarian, Royalist, Covenanter and Irish Confederate forces.
The entries describe the flag or device, its colours and imagery, the accompanying motto and its translation, together with information about the bearer, regiment, political allegiance, date and documentary sources. Extensively illustrated throughout, the volume also includes a detailed introductory study, concordances, picture indexes and indexes of Latin, English, French, Italian and Spanish mottoes. An important and uncommon reference for students of the English Civil Wars, military flags, heraldry, political symbolism and seventeenth-century material culture.
