Pavilion, Mottos of the Orders of Chivalry, Medals and Decorative Crosses from all over the world and of all times

Carlo Padiglione, Mottos of the Orders of Chivalry, Medals and Decorative Crosses from All Over the World and of All Times, R. Tipografia Francesco Giannini & Figli, Naples 1907, 258 pp. in total, illustrations, 27 cm, splendid contemporary half-parchment binding, percale boards, black titles within thin linear frames between which runs a repeated stylised floral motif, sprayed edges.

This work collects the following independent writings by Padiglione, grouped here under the overall title: Mottos of the Orders of Chivalry, Illustrated and Translated with a Description of the Coats of Arms They Accompany, pp. VIII, 92; Mottos of Decorative Medals, Illustrated and Translated with a Description of the Coats of Arms They Accompany, pp. 112; Mottos of Decorative Crosses, Illustrated and Translated with a Description of the Coats of Arms They Accompany, pp. 46.

A significant Neapolitan edition by Carlo Padiglione (1827-1921), one of Italy's leading scholars of heraldry and genealogy between the 19th and 20th centuries, librarian of the historic Brancacciana Library and member of the Heraldic Council of the Kingdom. This volume is part of his vast oeuvre dedicated to coats of arms, titles, and chivalric institutions, offering a systematic survey of the mottos adopted by orders, decorative medals, and honorary insignia of numerous countries, with a focus on their symbolic and heraldic traditions.

Very slight signs of age, otherwise in excellent condition.

Rare original edition.