{"product_id":"16th-century-painted-arms-of-the-ruychrock-van-de-werve-family","title":"16th century painted arms of the Ruychrock van de Werve family","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoTitle\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e[Anonymous].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e[Armorial genealogy of the Ruychrock van de Werve family and allied lineages.]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eLow Countries (Zeeland), late sixteenth century; the genealogy continuing to 1591.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePaper manuscript in Dutch. 21,5 × 17,5 cm. 68 written leaves, the first unnumbered and the foliation erroneously omitting 49. Brown ink, with 180 coats of arms in thick colour paint, circular name cartouches and some unfilled armorial outlines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRestored binding retaining part of the earlier front covering and the reused parchment spine with Gothic script, red initials and musical notation; replacement covers of stiff paper. With two loose memoranda of 1741–1745 concerning tree felling and firewood, and two paper slips bearing painted oval forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e              \u003c\/span\u003eA substantial armorial genealogy of a family prominent in Burgundian government in Holland and Zeeland. Jan Ruychrock served Jacqueline of Bavaria, Philip the Good and Frank van Borssele, combining financial administration with office at the Council of Holland. Three of his sons were knighted; Philips became a councillor of the Great Council. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe manuscript records this extended family through painted arms and genealogical narratives. Shields and women’s lozenges flank circular cartouches naming married couples; an account of De Werve at Rijswijk connects descent with the transmission of property. The latest date, 1591, occurs in an entry describing Jonker Willem as still unmarried. Corrections, cancelled names and unfinished arms reveal an evolving record of family knowledge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWomen are integral to its organisation. Separate sections follow the descendants of Maria, Anna, Margriete and Cornelia, carrying the genealogy through other surnames. Maria Philipsdochter and Margriete each appear with three husbands and additional shields, while Willemijne is recorded as a nun. These entries make the volume a valuable source for the representation of female descent, remarriage and religious life within an elite family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eCondition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eGenerally well preserved. Binding restored with a fragment of the front cover and the medieval fragment over the spine preserved. Also the corners of the first and last leaves repaired. Ink corrosion has caused losses where names were heavily cancelled; one painted coat of arms is damaged. Some staining, including dampstaining towards the end.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eReferences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDamen, Mario. “The Nerve Centre of Political Networks? The Burgundian Court and the Integration of Holland and Zeeland into the Burgundian State, 1425–1477.” \u003ci\u003eThe Court as a Stage: England and the Low Countries in the Later Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Steven Gunn and Antheun Janse, Boydell Press, 2006, pp. 70–84.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJanse, Antheun. “Ridderslag en ridderlijkheid in laat-middeleeuws Holland.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBMGN – Low Countries Historical Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e, vol. 112, no. 3, 1997, pp. 317–35.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSteensel, Arie van. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: NL; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e“Edelen in het laatmiddeleeuwse graafschap Zeeland: Een analyse van hun politieke en sociaal-economische positie rond het jaar 1475.” \u003ci\u003eBMGN – Low Countries Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, vol. 123, no. 4, 2008, pp. 564–85.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artem Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55702830088535,"sku":null,"price":7500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/9248\/9647\/files\/artem-202-ruychrock-01-halmale-armorial-spread.jpg?v=1793651396","url":"https:\/\/artemrarebooks.com\/products\/16th-century-painted-arms-of-the-ruychrock-van-de-werve-family","provider":"Artem Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}