[Rarebooks] FS: 1894 London Society of Antiquaries Catalog for Heraldry Exposition

[Forrest Proper]

"Catalogue of Heraldic Exhibition, May 31st to June 13th, 1894”

Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1894.

A room-by-room listing of the 280 items in the exhibition, which ranged 
from heraldic painted panels and cast-iron firebacks to pottery jugs and 
dishes, bookplates, drawings, certificates, grants of arms, indentures, 
and other documents. The lenders are listed, and included members, 
colleges and museums, libraries, cities, and societies.

According to their website, "The origins of the Society are traced by 
some to about 1586 and the foundation of the College of Antiquaries. 
This Society seems to have dealt with 'antiquity' rather than 
'antiquities' and to have been more in the nature of a debating society. 
It had the aim of establishing a 'cultural longevity' for England. In 
1614, however, 'his Majesty (James I) took a little Mislike of our 
Society…yet hereupon we forebare to meet again…' There are some 
indications of an informal society existing in the seventeenth century 
and at times the Royal Society (charter granted in 1662) displayed an 
interest in archaeology. It was not until the opening years of the 
eighteenth century that the Society was founded or, as some Society 
documents have it, 'refounded'. The first minutes of the Society record 
that, on Friday, 5 December 1707, a meeting was held at the Bear Tavern 
in the Strand. The following January the Society agreed to meet in the 
Young Devil Tavern. The first President was Peter Le Neve, Norroy King 
of Arms, and it was agreed that the business of the Society should be 
the subject of antiquities, particularly as they related to the history 
of Great Britain. The period of study was that which pre-dated the reign 
of James I. In 1751 the Society was granted a Royal Charter and took on 
its present form. The role of the Society was, and continues to be 
defined as 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study 
and knowledge of antiquities and history in this and other countries' ".

Softcover. 6.5"x10", 47 pages. The covers have some wear and soil. The 
book interior has some minor soil.  $50

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