Edited by Carol Belanger Grafton. Copyright-free treasury of 393 full-color, 654 black-and-white illustrations. Authentic heraldic arms, lions, eagles, dragons, shields, crests, windows, etc. Also, arms of cities and towns, arms of Edward the Black Prince, Milton, Maximilian I, others. Add aristocratic flair, noble bearing to almost any graphic project. Publisher’s Note. Captions.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
1909. Illustrated with nine plates and nearly 800 other designs. Contents: The Origin of Armory; The Status and the Meaning of a Coat of Arms in Great Britain; The Heralds and Officers of Arms; Heraldic Brasses; The Component Parts of an Achievement; The Shield; The Field of a Shield; The Field of a Shield and the Heraldic Tinctures; The Rules of Blazon; The So-Called Ordinaries and ...
1909. Illustrated with nine plates and nearly 800 other designs. Contents: The Origin of Armory; The Status and the Meaning of a Coat of Arms in Great Britain; The Heralds and Officers of Arms; Heraldic Brasses; The Component Parts of an Achievement; The Shield; The Field of a Shield; The Field of a Shield and the Heraldic Tinctures; The Rules of Blazon; The So-Called Ordinaries and ...
1908. This work, specially prepared for the use of students at an early period of their study of English heraldry, commends itself also to those inquirers who may desire to obtain some general information on the same subject, without having any intention to devote to heraldry much of their time or serious regard. This is a short essay elementary in its aim and character. Copiously illustrated with ...