63 Elias Ashmole: The Institution, Laws & Ceremonies of the most Noble Order of the Garter, London 1672.

719 p. with extensive appendix.London 1672. In contemporary leather binding with gilt spine title.

Still an important work on the early history of the Order of the Garter. With large copper engravings of King Charles II in the regalia of the Order of the Garter, plates with illustrations of foreign orders of chivalry, double-page copper plate with illustration of the Order of the Garter's official insignia and regalia, double-page plate with illustrations of the regalia of foreign orders of chivalry and military orders, several double-page plates with views of Windsor Castle and the Order of the Garter's church, St. George's Chapel, the well-known two page copper plate with the insignia of the Order of the Garter by the probably most famous English engraver of his time Wenzeslas Hollar, list of all knights of the Order of the Garter from its foundation until 1672 and illustrations of their coat of arms, etc., etc.

Very rare, important work, the engraving by Wenceslas Hollar alone is a graphic treasure.

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