An introduction to the subject of medieval seals in Britain, this text discusses every kind of seal used for authenticating documents, their development, design and use. Many of the seals are from the extensive collections of the British Library and the Public Record Office. A detailed caption of each seal is provided, including the seal's actual dimensions, together with an index of mottoes and inscriptions. Considerable references to contemporary records place the seals in their historical context.
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British Library Publishing
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110 b&w illustrations, index
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Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 176 mm
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978-0-7123-0410-8 (9780712304108)
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formerly Lecturer in History, University of Glasgow
Part 1 Introduction: seals and their early history in Britain; the seal matrix; material and means of attachment; the study of seals. Part 2 Royal seals: great seals; privy seals, secret seals, signets; deputed great seals; seals of officials. Part 3 Aristocratic and heraldic seals: mounted knights and standing ladies; heraldic seals; other seals of lay magnates. Part 4 Seals of the secular clergy: bishops' seals of dignity; other episcopal seals; other clerical seals. Part 5 Non-heraldic personal seals: the seal-owning public; after 1300. Part 6 Seals of corporate bodies and their officers: common seals; monastic seals; town seals. Apoendix: legends on personal seals.
