Philip Absalom's 1821 Hand Painted Copy of 'The Visitation of Middlesex, began in the Year 1663' by William Ryley and Henry Dethick
[ABSALOM, Philip] 'The Visitation of Middlesex, began in the Year 1663 by William Ryley, Esq. Lancaster, and Henry Dethick, Rouge Croix, Marshals and Deputies to Sir Edmund Bysshe'
Copied by Philip Absalom, 1821. 'Painted Salisbury J.A Gilmour, 1820 from which this M.S was taken' [manuscript], hand written and painted text, and decorative arms, endpaper, 2 empty leaves, 1 title, pp49 (p36 twice), 1 index, 8 empty leaves, endpaper.
Philip Absalom was an 18th Century collector, his main interest being heraldry and genealogy. He was credited with 'making transcripts from the monumental inscriptions, and ascertaining the quarterings of the Arms' by John Neale in his book 'The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St Peter, Westminster' 1818.
Tan half calf leather with buckram boards, tanning and foxing, some marks.
Bookplate: Philip Absalom & KF Russell tag. News article pasted to front inside cover (280x400mm)




PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.

Estimate $400-600