Box 02

A collection of 74 monumental brass rubbings representing England, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Rubbings span a range of dates from the beginning of the 15th century to the middle of the 18th. Rubbings are useful to scholars of Medieval Studies, Comparative History, and Shakespeare and his times.

Rubbings of Monumental Brasses dated 1530-1604

Andrew Evyngar, 1530. Belived to have been engraved by the same artist as the Pownder brass. Gold on black paper. Located at All Hallows-by-the-Tower, London, England. 30”W x 35.5”L

Lord Lodowicc van Leefdael, 1537. Lord of Lederle, captain and chief of cavalry. Gold on black paper. Located at Ste. Margaret, Thielen, Belgium. 26”W x 44”L

Adriaen Bave Lodewyse van Halewyn, 1538. Two coats of arms – Bave and Bave impaling Halewyn – beneath a helm. Gold on black paper. Located at Cathedral of St. Sauveur, Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. 30”W x 40”L

Sir Thomas Bullen (Boleyn), 1538. Father of Anne Boleyn. Gold on black paper. Located at Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England. 30”W x 61”L

Thomas Bullen, 1538. Knight of the order of the Garter, Earl of Wilscher, Earl of Ormunde. Gold on black paper. Plaque. Located at Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England. 30”w x 11.5”L

Willem van Gaellen, dean, 1539. Man with goblet. Upper half of large brass. Black on white paper. Located at Groote Kerk, Breda, Netherlands. 47.5”W x 30”L

Adolph de Bour, 1540. Lord of Bevere, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Admiral of the Sea. Died December 7, 1540. Gold on black paper. Located at Borsselle (Brussels), Belgium. 27.5”W x 44”L

Adolph de Bour, 1540. Lord of Bevere, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Admiral of the Sea. Died December 7, 1540. Gold on black paper. Located at Borsselle (Brussels), Belgium. 26.5”W x 44”L