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De bello peloponnesiaco

TitleDe bello peloponnesiaco
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1588
AuthorsThucydides,
CityGeneva
Other CitationCollection of Robert S Pirie, Sotheby’s (New York), 3 & 4 December 2015, lot 973 (illustrated). Sokol Books catalogue LXIX (2016) #89
BindingBound in calf with stamp 2 in gold on the covers
BookplateArmorial bookplate of Spencer Compton VIII Duke of Devonshire Chatsworth
Stamp(s): 

Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burleigh (1520 - 1598) (Stamp 2)

Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burleigh (1520 - 1598) (Stamp 2)
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Arms Quarterly of six 1 & 6. Barry of ten six escutcheons three, two and one each charged with a lion rampant (Cecil) 2. A lion rampant holding a tree eradicated (Wynstone) 3. A roundel between three towers triple towered (Caerlion) 4. On a bend cotised three cinquefoils (Dawney) 5. A chevron between three chess rooks ermine (Walcot) Supporters Two lions ermine Crest A garb supported by two lions rampant Helmet of an Esquire Motto COR VNV VIA VNA
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