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Collection group	Count
Brotherton Collection	65
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society	55
Ripon Cathedral	3
English Literature	1

Subject	Count
heraldry	165
nobility	28
genealogy	8
natural history museums	7
visitations, heraldic	7
antiquities	7
manuscripts	7
incunabula	7
héraldique	6
knights and knighthood	5

Place	Count
Great Britain	67
Yorkshire (England)	10
England	8
Leeds (England)	7
Wakefield (England)	7
England, Surrey, Shere	6
England, Yorkshire, Huddersfield	6
Cornwall (England : County)	3
Ireland	2
Leicestershire (England)	2

People and organisations	Count
Wotton, Thomas (1766)	15
Bloom, J Harvey (1860-)	13
College of Arms (Great Britain)	10
Playfair, William (1759-1823)	7
Thoresby, Ralph (1658-1725)	7
Plot, Robert (1640-1696)	7
Collins, Arthur (1682?-1760)	7
Guillim, John (1565-1621)	6
Burke, John (1787-1848)	5
York Minster	5

Earliest date	Count
From 1500	2
From 1600	20
From 1700	43
From 1800	100

Latest date	Count
Up to 1599	2
Up to 1699	20
Up to 1799	43
Up to 1899	100

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Modern History A-0/LAU

Der seinen zu erziehen habenden jungen Cavalier in der Profan- und Kirchen-Historie : so wohl als in der Geographie, denen Haupt-Principiis Juris Publici, dem nöthigsten von der Heraldic, der Genealogie derer vornehmsten Häuser in Europa, und was sonsten zu dem Anfang der Staats-Wissenschafft gehörig getreu, und gründlich unterweisende Hofmeister, zum Nutzen derer bey den jungen Herren Grafen von Nostiz und Rhineck etc

Launay, Charles Louis de

1738

First title-page in red and black. The second begins "Des getreu- und gründlich unterweisenden Hofmeisters anderter Theil..." and omits the place from imprint.

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Modern History P-0.07/PYR

The elements of heraldry, containing a clear definition, and concise historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science..... To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms made use of in heraldry

Porny, Mark Anthony

1765

With a half-title.

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Modern History P-0.07/ARM

The arms of the English baronets and the Knights of the Bath : with the dates of their creations brought down to the present time

Kearsley, George (1790)

1779

"Engrav'd by Coby & Thompson." - t.p. Advertisements for Kearsly's publications, p. [19].

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Modern History P-0.07/GUI

The banner display'd; or, An abridgment of Guillim: being a compleat system of heraldry, in all its parts (v.1)

Kent, Samuel; Guillim, John (1565-1621)

1726-1728

Paged continuously. Title in red and black; engraved title vignette, head- and tailpieces, initials. "The method pursued... is the same as in The display, but the philosophical digressions are omi...

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Modern History P-0.07/GUI

The banner display'd; or, An abridgment of Guillim: being a compleat system of heraldry, in all its parts (v.2)

Kent, Samuel; Guillim, John (1565-1621)

1726-1728

Paged continuously. Title in red and black; engraved title vignette, head- and tailpieces, initials. "The method pursued... is the same as in The display, but the philosophical digressions are omi...

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Modern History P-0.07/ROB

A Catechism of heraldry, explaining the nature of the various coats of arms, &c. and distinguishing them by their appropriate heraldic terms

Roberts, George; Pinnock, William (1782-1843)

[182-?]

Advertisements for Pinnock's publications on final 12 pages.

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Modern History P-0.07/WOT

The English baronetage : containing a genealogical and historical account of all the English baronets, now existing... illustrated with their coats of arms ... to which are added, an account of such Nova-Scotia baronets as are of English families, now resident in England : and a list of such persons names who were deemed fit and qualified at the restoration, to be made Knights of the Royal Oak (v.1)

Wotton, Thomas (1766)

1741