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

[Joslin Hall Books & Ephemera]

"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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