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Book of Common Prayer. Latin. 1574

TitleBook of Common Prayer. Latin. 1574
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1574
AuthorsChurch of England
CityLondon
LibrarySt John’s College Cambridge
BindingBound in vellum with the stamp in gold on both covers
Call NumberA.6.4
Stamp(s): 

Unidentified Stamp

Unidentified Stamp
Dimensions:
Arms Two keys in pale Crest A dragon’s head couped Initials A W Helmet of a knight
Possibilities for Identification: 
Fairbairn’s Crests gives several examples of a dragon’s or wyvern’s head crest, but none of them corresponds to the arms described in Burke’s General armory. Despite the fact that the second initial is W, this stamp might be of continental origin.
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