1892 Heraldry Flags Hymns Notes & Queries Vol 1 Eighth Series R J Fynmore

Language: English

Published by Notes & Queries, 1892

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Condition: Overall very good condition, please read description below for details and look carefully at the photographs. | This 1892 volume of Notes & Queries ?the long-running "Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, etc." published by John C. Francis?comes from the personal archive of R. J. Fynmore of Sandgate, Kent , whose meticulous annotations and inserted manuscripts form one of the most important surviving nineteenth-century antiquarian scrapbooks. The present volume documents the cultural, heraldic, and ecclesiastical life of late-Victorian Britain , with particular focus on: The evolution and symbolism of the Union Jack , Royal Standard , and national flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland, illustrated with brilliant full-color plates. Essays on "The Banner of Israel," "Our National Flag," and naval ensigns by W. H. St. John Hope and Commander C. N. Robinson, R.N. Archival clippings on George Washington's English ancestry , early American references from The Times (1828?1836), and transatlantic correspondences on heritage and identity. Extensive sections on hymnology and church music , including: Abide with Me by H. F. Lyte There's a Friend for Little Children by Arthur Midlane I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old by Jemima Luke Onward Christian Soldiers by Sabine Baring-Gould Biographical notes on J. B. Dykes, Bishop Ken, and other sacred melodists Genealogical and local-history entries on parish clerks, sextons, and civic offices ?including centenarian clerk James Carne of St Columb Minor, Cornwall; Miss C. Cross, the only known female parish clerk of? | Offered by Booking33 ? rare, antiquarian & collectible books. Carefully packed; insured shipping available.

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Title
1892 Heraldry Flags Hymns Notes & Queries Vol 1 Eighth Series R J Fynmore
Author
Various
Publisher
Notes & Queries
Publication year
1892
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Leather
Language
English

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