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The statutes and ordonances of ye most noble Order of St. George named the Gartyer.

Accession number
MS M.18
Object title
The statutes and ordonances of ye most noble Order of St. George named the Gartyer.
Created
England, ca. 1567
Binding
Original English 16th-century brown calf gilt and blind-tooled with corner fleurons; in the center the arms of Queen Elizabeth surrounded by the Garter.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) before 1913.
Description
24 leaves (1 column, 22-24 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 210 x 150 mm
Provenance
Owned (ca. 1600?) by Robert Ambroson or Amberson, whose signature is on the first flyleaf; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) before 1913; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. written and decorated in England, shortly after 1567.
Texts: The statutes and ordonances of ye most noble Order of St. George named the Gartyer (fol. 1-23); history and ceremonial of the order under Edward III and Henry VIII (fol. 23-24); proceedings of the meetings held under Queen Elizabeth through 1567, the 9th year of her reign.
Decoration: gold paint initials on rose or blue squares.
Script
bastarda
Language
English
Century
Classification