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Camden Roll c.1280 | The Camden Roll is a 13th-century English roll of arms believed to have been created c. 1280, containing 270 painted coats of arms with 185 French blazons for various English and European monarchs, lords and knights.<br> | ||
< | The original roll is now held at the British Library as Cotton Roll XV. It consists of three vellum membranes in total measuring 6.25" by 63".<br> | ||
< | The face of the roll consists of 270 painted shields arranged in 45 rows of six shields, each with associated names and/or titles listed above each shield.<br>The dorse includes French blazons for 185 of the shields on the face.<br> | ||
<gallery | <gallery caption=" " align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;"> | ||
Jerusalem | Jerusalem.svg|Le Rey de Jer'l'm | ||
Holy Roman Empire.svg|Emperur de Rome | |||
Ferdinand III of Castile.svg|Rey de Espayne | |||
Holy Roman Empire.svg|Emperur de Alam' | |||
Capet Ancient.svg| | Capet Ancient.svg|Rey de France | ||
Aragon | Aragon.svg|Rey de Aragon | ||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery caption=" " align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;"> | |||
Cyprus Camden.svg| | Plantagenet.svg|Rey de Engletere | ||
Anjou Naples Ancient.svg|Rey de Cezile | |||
Dunkeld.svg|Rey de Escoce | |||
Navarre.svg|Rey de Navarre | |||
Cyprus Camden.svg|Rey de Cypres | |||
Rey de Bealm.svg|Rey de Bealm | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 03:21, 10 July 2022
The Camden Roll is a 13th-century English roll of arms believed to have been created c. 1280, containing 270 painted coats of arms with 185 French blazons for various English and European monarchs, lords and knights.
The original roll is now held at the British Library as Cotton Roll XV. It consists of three vellum membranes in total measuring 6.25" by 63".
The face of the roll consists of 270 painted shields arranged in 45 rows of six shields, each with associated names and/or titles listed above each shield.
The dorse includes French blazons for 185 of the shields on the face.
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Le Rey de Jer'l'm
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Emperur de Rome
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Rey de Espayne
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Emperur de Alam'
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Rey de France
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Rey de Aragon
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Rey de Engletere
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Rey de Cezile
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Rey de Escoce
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Rey de Navarre
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Rey de Cypres
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Rey de Bealm