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(MANUSCRIPT BOOK / HERALDRY.) Forman, Robert. Scottish Armorial Attributed to Sir Robert Forman of Luthrie.Lyon King of Arms, 1555 to 1567. Original in Advocates Library (MS. No.31.4.9). Facsimile by William Rae MacDonald, 1895 (full calligraphed title-page). Ink and watercolor facsimile with title, 9 pages of contents listing the arms of Lords, Commoners, and Nobility, and over 130 skillfully rendered pages of coats of arms, most single page, but those at the end bearing up to four images. 4to. [12],130,[1]pages. Folio, original full blindstamped pictorial calf, raised spine bands, silk endpapers, elaborate inner dentelles with multi-colored inlaid panels and gilt, stamped and signed by Annie S. MacDonald, with mottos stamped along them, some rubbing and light surface scuffing to covers, joints with early expert restoration; endpapers a bit worn. Np [Scotland], 1895
An elaborate facsimile of the Forman Armorial, a 16th-century Scottish armorial attributed to Robert Forman, Lyon King of Arms, the Scott responsible for regulating heraldry. William Rae MacDonald was Carrick Pursuivant of Arms, another officer of Scottish heraldry. The binding is done in a 16th-century manner.
