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2 parts in 1. [18], [24], 572; 406, [18], 407-538 pp. Title-page printed in red and black. 12 pages of woodcut illustrations at the front printed on rectos only; plus numerous woodcut illustrations within text. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, decorative initials. (Folio) 33x21 cm (13x8¼"), period ful calf. 

Massive compendium of the various chivalric orders throughout Europe, translated into English, with histories of arms, emblazons, escutcheons, descriptions of the different crowns; covers military orders and religious knights, etc. Also of interest to the Shakespearian scholar as this volume was printed by the same printer later in the same year that he printed the First Folio. Both books contain the same emblematic head-pieces and tail-pieces.