Walters Ms. W.769, English Brasses Brass rubbings Woodcock, John scribe Woodcock, John artist Woodcock, John Cataloger Bucca, Lauren Cataloger Dutschke, Consuelo Cataloger Walters Art Museum curatorial staff and researchers since 1934 Editor Herbert, Lynley Copy editor Joyal, Stephanie Contributor Bockrath, Diane Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Noel, William Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Toth, Michael B. Conservator Owen, Linda Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 Calligrapher John Woodcock handwrote, illustrated, and bound this book on English brasses. The manuscript contains drawings of brass rubbings of many knights and nobles, including Sir John d'Abernon, Thomas de Hope, and Nichol de Gore, as well as noblewomen such as the wives of Reginald de Malyns, Nicholas Wadham, and Nicholas Wotton. The names and dates in the titles for the images are based directly on the green ink inscriptions accompanying the illuminations. Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.769 The primary language in this manuscript is English. 1r - 8v Brass rubbings Brasses of English nobles; each illustration with description of English brasses during particular time period Written & illuminated & bound by John Woodcock 1949

White bond paper; watermark "J Green"

 Foliation: 1239.0 28.3 Eight numbered folios; one blank folio in front and three blank folios in back are unfoliated, but integral to quire structure and therefore not flyleaves; modern pencil foliation in upper right corners of rectos

1(12) None None Manuscript comprised of one single large quire

 Text in adapted versals Manuscript comprised of drawings of brass rubbings; black ink with yellow tint; seven initials with raised or burnished gold; black ink headings in Roman capitals; green ink used for captions Sir John d'Aubernoun the Younger on upper board outside Brass rubbing mounted on upper board Thomas de Hope Drawings of brass rubbings Jon Mulsho and his wife Joan Drawings of brass rubbings Bishop Yso von Wilpe at Verden, Hanover, 1231 Drawings of brass rubbings Sir John d'Abernon at Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey Drawings of brass rubbings Sir Robert de Setvans, Chartham, Kent, 1306 Drawings of brass rubbings Reginald de Malyns and his two wives, at Chinnor, Oxfordshire, 1385 Drawings of brass rubbings Pictorial compartment below the feet of Adam de Waisokne, 1349, King's Lynn, Norfolk Drawings of brass rubbings Sir Nicolas Hawberk, 1407, third husband of Lady Joan Cobham, Cobham, Kent Drawings of brass rubbings Illustrations (from left to right) include Nicholas Wotton with his wife and family, 1490, at Boughton Malherbe, Kent; two knights and two ladies, 1490-1510, at Writtle, Essex Drawings of brass rubbings Robert Langton DCL, 1518, Queen's College, Oxford Drawings of brass rubbings Thomas Hawkins, Broughton-under-Blean, Kent, 1587 Drawings of brass rubbings Sir Nicholas Wadham and his wife Dorothie, 1618 Drawings of brass rubbings Colophon with Nichol de Gore, priest, 1320, Woodchurch, Kent Drawings of brass rubbings Sir John D'Aubernoun on outside lower board Brass rubbing mounted on lower board

Original hand-made, hot-pressed wove tan paper; black Nigerian goat quarter cardboard cover; two rubbings from Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey adorn front and back covers

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