Beschrijving
München, Heraldisches Institut, [ca. 1875]. 1 volumes in 1. Large 4o oblong, half linen. Spine ends slight worn. 48 pages (4 blank) and 14 black and white plates of heraldic shields of emperors, kings and queens, cities and families mainly in Europe. Exlibris Daniel de Bruin with a portrait of Anthonie Abraham Vorsterman van Oyen. Otto Titan van Hefner (1817-1870) was a German heraldry expert who lived and died in Munich. His father was active as a heraldry expert too and founder of the Heraldic Institute in his hometown, which recieved Royal recognition in 1861. H174