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The Heraldry Society of Scotland is
pleased to announce the publication of The Dublin Armorial of Scottish
Nobility, with only 500 copies having been printed.
Jet-propelled serpents, unkempt men
wearing body stockings and in need of a course in the gymnasium, stags with
Azure antlers, lions salient, a menagerie of griffins, unicorns and various
other animals including varieties of dogs and birds, coats of arms on starched
shirts, and pleated and starched mantling -- all these interesting features can
be found within this armorial.
The book consists of the digital
images of an armorial, of circa 1592/3, of Scottish Kings, their Queens,
Scottish Peers and others, prepared in the Office of Ulster King of Arms in
Dublin, Ireland. The armorial was retained by the Office of the Chief Herald of
Ireland and is now preserved in the National Library of Ireland.
An introduction gives an overview
regarding the heraldic authorities of Ireland England and Scotland of the
period, followed the Royal Achievement of the King of Scots, six pages of
Royalty (31 shields), twenty-four Earls, twenty-seven Lords, three western
seaboard Clan Chiefs and one gentleman - a total of fifty-five achievements,
after the Kings and Queens. As well as a full description of each achievement
of arms, there is an heraldic history of each achievement, up to the
compilation of the manuscript, together with biographical notes on each of the
contemporary holders.
The volume is A4-size, 184 pages,
bound in blue simulated leather, with the title gold-foil blocked on the front
cover and spine. The coats of arms of the Society and of the Office of the
Chief Herald of Ireland are also shown in gold on the front cover.
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