Items matching crests taken from English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

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crests: heraldic escutcheons; informally, coats of armour (US: coats of armor) assigned by the College of Heralds to someone of noble birth to enable them to be identified by people who couldn't read, or who spoke a different language.

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Pictures from English Homes Vol III, No. 1, Late Tudor & Early Stuart, 1558 - 1649, 1922.

This is a huge book, measuring 40×28cm (approx. 11×16 inches), and it used not to fit on my scanner. Since then I got a new scanner, a larger one, and I can more easily publish the images. The pictures are out of copyright (published before 1923 in the US, and UK photographs taken before 1957)

410.—Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire.

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

Originally early 12th Century, or perhaps older, but greatly renovated in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Plate 410 - Doorway in the ruins of the Duke’s Building

Keywords: manors, castles, entrances, ruins, crests

Places shown: Old Bolsover; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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