M0008011: The Arms given to the Company of Surgeons of London in 1492

Previous title, replaced September 2020: The Arms given to the Company of Surgeons of London in 1492.

Reproduction of the first leaf of a book of ordinances on vellum in the possession of Barbers' Hall. The patron saints St. Cosmo and St. Damian stand on either side of the shield. Reproduced in Young, Sidney: The annals of the barber-surgeons of London, London: Blades, East & Blades, 1890. Related images: M0008012, M0008949EA, M0008949EB, M0008950

July 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.