Wax Seal of Edward VI

Obverse side shows an enthroned figure flanked by two standards held by heraldic lion and unicorn surrounded by Latin text: "[break]DEI GR[ ]TIA MAGNAE BRITANNIA [blank portion] FRANCIAE ET HIBER.REX FIDEI DEFENSO [back at break]". Reverse side shows a knight on a charger flourishing a drawn sword with a greyhound running alongside horse. Coat of arms (undecipherable through wear) in upper left quarter. Text: "[break]FIDEI DEFENSOR MAGNVS BRITANNIAE [illegible portion] HIBERNIAE REX FIDEI [back at break]".

In Collection:

• Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection

Creator

• Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553

Subject

• Manuscripts, Medieval
• Seals (Numismatics)

Language

• lat

Identifier

• Shelf Mark: Seal.Brown.1

Date created

• 1547 to 1553

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• Dark green wax seal; diameter 147 x 10-17 mm thickness; over two vellum tags (250 x 36 mm).

Additional physical characteristics

• 65 x 15 mm portion missing from upper edge with loss of text on both sides; square hole (2 1/2 mm) in right margin [to test for melting point?].

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection

Provenance

• Antique Shop in Hartingford Bury, U.K. Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• seals (marks)

Archival item identifier

• 1989-069-7

Fonds title

• Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection

Fonds identifier

• SC017

Is referenced by

• Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf
• Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.

Date digitized

• February 23, 2012

Transcript

• Latin text: "[break]DEI GR[ ]TIA MAGNAE BRITANNIA [blank portion] FRANCIAE ET HIBER.REX FIDEI DEFENSO [back at break]"; Text: "[break]FIDEI DEFENSOR MAGNVS BRITANNIAE [illegible portion] HIBERNIAE REX FIDEI [back at break]".

Technical note

• Metadata by KD.

Rights

• Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/chrc-7c60

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