Beyeren Armorial

Beyeren Armorial
Beyeren Armorial
National Library of the Netherlands, signature KB 79 K21
	First page spread (foll. 1v–2r) of the Beyeren Armorial
Type	Armorial
Date	Between 1402 and 1405, the book was completed on 23 June 1405. Binding is from 1581
Place of origin	Holland, The Hague
Language	Annotations in Dutch
Author	Claes Heynenzoon
Material	Parchment and paper
Size	62 folia
Format	Circa 230 x 155 mm
Script	Littera cursiva
Contents	Five series: (fol. 1r-8v, 18r-28v): 337 coats of arms from participants in a tournament in Compiègne; February 1238; (fol. 28v-35v, 49r-52v): 191 coats of arms from participants in a tournament in Mons; 1310; (fol. 52v-57v, 36r-48v, 9r-13r): 404 coats of arms from participants in a raid against the Frisians in Kuinre; 1396; (fol. 13r-17v, 58r-60r): 122 coats of arms from participants in the siege of Gorinchem; 1402; (fol. 60r-62v): 14 series of The Three Best;
Illumination	1096 hand-colored coats of arms
Accession	Description of the Beyeren Armorial in the catalogue of the KB]
Other	KB Website:; Description (ENG) Digitized version

The Beyeren Armorial is a manuscript roll of arms of the early 15th century, containing 1096 hand-colored coats of arms, with annotations in Middle Dutch. It is held by in the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague (KB), shelf mark 79 K 21.