Le Tableau des Armoiries de France by Moreau, Bara, Scohier - 1609-1630: Le Blason des Armoiries; l'Estat et Comportement des Armes

Rare set of three important French 17th century heraldic volumes by Moreau, Bara and Scohier bound together, all in contemporary hand colour.

With over 600 woodblocks of heraldic shields or blazons in original hand colour.

Three title pages printed in red and black with hand-coloured woodcut vignettes.

Le Tableau des Armoiries de France
Philippes Moreau, Paris, 1609
Title page, 72 pages of text with 10 hand-coloured gold coronets in text

Le Blason des Armoiries
Jerome Bara, Paris, 1628
Title page, 199 pages of text with 586 hand-coloured woodcuts of escutcheons. With a general description of the elements of heraldry and examples of the coats of arms of historical and fictional characters, including Prester John, Alexander the Great, Knights of the Round Table, figures from Greek and Roman mythology, European kings and aristocracy.

L'estat et Comportmente des Armes
Jean Scohier, Paris, 1630
Title page, 95 pages of text with 112 hand-coloured woodcuts of heraldic shields

Evidence of repairs to paper damage and wormholes, slight browning and staining to pages, but binding solid and holding firm. Vibrant original hand-colour to woodcuts.

Jerome Bara (1540-1600) was a glass painter, goldsmith, armorer and heraldic scholar who was born in Paris and died in Geneva.