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CHIVALRY - ORDER OF THE ELEPHANT
BIRCHEROD (JAN) Breviarium equestre, seu de illustrissimo & inclytissimo Equestri Ordine Elephantino, Copenhagen, Ex Reg. Majest. & Universit Typographeo, 1704

26 June 2019, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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CHIVALRY - ORDER OF THE ELEPHANT

BIRCHEROD (JAN) Breviarium equestre, seu de illustrissimo & inclytissimo Equestri Ordine Elephantino, engraved title vignette, 14 engraved plates (one folding), illustrations in the text, one or two leaves trimmed affecting plate border, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn [Bibl. Danica II, 735], folio (350 x 215mm.), Copenhagen, Ex Reg. Majest. & Universit Typographeo, 1704

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The Order of the Elephant is the highest ranked Danish order of chivalry. The author spent 30 years collecting material for the history of the Order, the origins of which he claims go back to the mythical age.

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