Sketchbook with heraldic motifs.

4to, 16 ff., brown and black ink, red chalk, laid paper, unsigned, ms. notes in pen such as "Snoeck", "Patrijs", "Knipscheer" (few sm. stains, few sm. parts cut out and replaced by same hand, probably to add or change motifs).

Mounted on guards, mod. marbled cardboard binding, black leather label on spine gold-stamped "ÉLÉMENTS HÉRALDIQUE." (spine faded with 1 joint split).

Interesting manuscript with heraldic elements such as animals (lions, dogs, fishes, birds), mythological animals (phoenix, griffins), crowns, fleur-de-lys and tools.
Prov. "Geslachtkundig Archief" (stamp). - "C. B. v. Genealogie, 's-Gravenhage" (stamp). - W. C. Baert de Waarde (bookpl.).