Descriptions of coats of arms in Essex churches, with blazons of arms, compiled by J.H. Sperling. Each volume has indexes of parishes and arms.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1858
Extent
0.20 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Essex d. 5, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. Essex d. 5-7, e. 46
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 7304
Abstract
Descriptions of Coats of Arms Compiled by J.H. Sperling (1825-1894).
Biographical / Historical
John Hanson Sperling (1825-1894) was an Anglican clergyman and antiquary.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 54041-54044.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was bequeathed to the Library by S.A. Warner in 1948.
- Title
- Descriptions of Coats of Arms Compiled by J.H. Sperling
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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