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CHEVALERIE
Table succinte des Ornements extérieurs de l'escu selon les règles des anciens Herauds by Marc De Wlson De La Colombiere
Large In Folio (44 cm x 57 cm)
enhanced in color with imprint of gold usage.
Engraver: Bernard Samuel (1615 - 1687)
Model designer: Della Bella Stefano (1610-1664)
Date: 1647
Technique: Etching
Bibliographical reference: Hennin, 3535
Extremely rare in this condition and colorized.
You can find the same etching uncolored under the inventory number: RESERVE QB-201(170)-FT4 (BNF, Bibliotheque Nationale de France)
Marc de Wlson, sieur de La Colombière (d. 1658), was a French heraldist. According to Alphonse Feillet (1824-1872), "he may be regarded as the true creator of the science of heraldry".
Size of signed AQUARTI frame: 64.5 cm x 81.5 cm
Ref: D6U402NBY9