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The Institution, Laws, & Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
Illustrated by: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian (active in Germany, Netherlands, England), 1607–1677)
Portrait(s) designed by: William Sherwin (English, about 1645–1711)
Author: Elias Ashmole (English, 1617–1692)
Printer: John Macock (English, 17th century)
Publisher: Nathaniel Brooke (English, 17th century)
Portrait(s) designed by: William Sherwin (English, about 1645–1711)
Author: Elias Ashmole (English, 1617–1692)
Printer: John Macock (English, 17th century)
Publisher: Nathaniel Brooke (English, 17th century)
1672
Place of Publication: London, England
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 50 etchings and one engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 24.1 x 5.7 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow
Accession Number1993.1014
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London: John Macock for Nathaniel Brooke, 1672
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet I, 524; Wing A3983; Hofer, Baroque Book Illustration, 14; Pennington, Hollar, 464, 578-84, 1072-75, 1077-80, 1082-84, 1986, 2416-17, 2424-28, 2468, 2589, 2603-12, 2614-16, 2619-20, 2638-42, 2700
Description(London: John Macock for Nathaniel Brooke, 1672) Folio; 420 leaves, plus plates [numerous errors in pagination]; eighteenth[?]-century gilt-stamped brown morocco
Frontispiece portrait of Charles II in the robes of the Order of the Garter, illustrations of Windsor Castle and Order of the Garter regalia, plus a fireworks display in Stockholm (after p. 424).
Frontispiece portrait of Charles II in the robes of the Order of the Garter, illustrations of Windsor Castle and Order of the Garter regalia, plus a fireworks display in Stockholm (after p. 424).
ProvenanceCharles Whibley; Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow; 1993, gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 1994)