The Visitation Of The County Of Devon In The Year 1620
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
23.11.2020
Herausgeber
Frederic Thomas ColbyVerlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
424
Maße (L/B/H)
28/21,6/2,3 cm
Gewicht
1061 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5430-202-2
The Visitation Of The County Of Devon In The Year 1620 presents a rare, meticulous account of lineage and arms among Devonshire's leading families. Ancestors come clearly into focus. Drawn from the practice of county visitations, this heraldic visitation collection records seventeenth century pedigrees with precision, making it an essential reference for english genealogy records and family history research into 1620 Devon families. Where modern historians see social order, the pages here show names, marriages and coats of status - British coats of arms rendered with the sober detail early genealogists demanded. For anyone tracing descent among the county's peerage and gentry, these entries are a starting point and often a revelation. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. More than a compendium of names, it is a historical reference book that opens a window onto early modern England: the alliances, inheritances and local power that shaped Devonshire nobility lineages. Closely faithful to the visitation material, the arranged pedigrees and heraldic descriptions trace cadet branches and marital alliances that determined estate succession and local influence. The language of the entries - names, dates, alliances - is itself a direct record of social networks in early modern England, making it useful to probate researchers and local archivists as well as to amateur family historians. Casual readers will find vivid human traces in the pedigrees; classic-literature collectors and professional genealogists will prize it as a genealogists reference guide and an ancestry tracing resource that supports both armchair curiosity and rigorous research. Folded among the pedigrees are place-names and family seats that enrich county studies, and the recorded blazons support modern heraldic comparison. Librarians, local societies and independent researchers use it as a dependable source for verifying descent and cross-referencing local records.
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