| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MS 590 |
| Title | 'Extract of Gerarde Leighe his Avidence of armorye', a book of basic heraldry |
| Date | 1642 |
| Extent | 0.02 linear metres |
| Source | Exact provenance unclear but believed gifted to the library by James Ronald Ritchie (1908-1943), teacher and RAF officer. Flight Lieutenant James Ronald Ritchie was born in Aberdeen in 1908, the son of a commercial traveller. He studied at Gordon’s College and then at Aberdeen University, from which he graduated MA in 1929. He was interested in literature and archaeology. He taught from 1930 to 1939 at the Egyptian Government School in Assuit, Upper Egypt, and at the outbreak of the Second World War he volunteered for the RAF, in which he held the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He was killed on active service in the Middle East in 1943. |
| Description | 'Extract of Gerarde Leighe his Avidence of armorye', a book of basic heraldry, manuscript, with coloured shields, 1642. |
| Accruals | None expected. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the University Archivist and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | No physical conditions affecting use of collection. |