Heraldry and Stained Glass at Apothecaries' Hall

by William Shand, Andrew Wallington-Smith

Overview

The first comprehensive study of heraldry and stained glass in one of the oldest surviving Livery Halls of the City of London, dating from 1672.

This comprehensive book describes the history of the Society's armorial bearings, the Royal connections with the Society which also provides a source of heraldic decoration, and the large collection of glass panels relating to the armorial bearings of many of the Past Masters and Honorary Freemen. A comprehensive survey of all the heraldry and of the artists involved is included.

For 20 years a tenant at the Hall was the renowned stained glass artist Carl Edwards. The book gives a valuable insight into the working of a glass studio and is also a reference source for the glass produced by Edwards at the Hall.

Well known to some members of the medical, dental and pharmaceutical professions, this beautifully illustrated book brings all the information about heraldry and glass, associated with the Society, to a wider audience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781301067
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	01/26/2021
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.22(h) x 1.37(d)

About the Author

William Shand is a Past Master of both the Company of Barbers (2001-2) and the Society of Apothecaries (2004-5). He is a retired consultant surgeon of St Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London and is an amateur artist in stained glass and watercolours.

Andrew Wallington-Smith served for 21 years in the Royal Navy before joining the Society of Apothecaries as Academic Registrar in 1992, taking over as Clerk in 2003 and retiring after 24 years' service in 2016. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a member of the Heraldry Society for Scotland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Foreword Professor Charles Mackworth-Young ix

Identification of Windows and Panels in the Great Hall x

Introduction xi

1 The Heraldry of the Society 1

2 Principal Displays of the Society's Arms 13

3 Other Uses of the Society's Arms 29

4 Armorial Glass in the Great Hall 45

5 The Great Staircase Windows 71

6 'The Apothecary' Window 91

7 Whitefriars in Black Friars 97

8 Royal Heraldry at the Hall 111

9 The Brestow Panel 121

10 The Landing and Library Windows and the Missing Panel 135

11 Heraldic Strays 141

Glossary of Stained Glass and Heraldic Terminology 157

Abbreviations 161

Appendix I Description and Explanation of the Individual Stained Glass Panels in the Great Hall 164

Appendix II Important Windows Made at Apothecaries' Hall by Carl Edwards 243

Appendix III Stained Glass Companies and Artists 245

Appendix IV The Development of the Great Hall Heraldic Window Scheme 1908-2020 249

Bibliography 261

Notes 263

Picture Credits 267

Index 269