A complete guide to heraldry
The study of family crests and medieval coats of arms, is a science and art steeped in the tradition of familial honor and shaped by the cords of ancestry and origin. This book deciphers the world of symbols, knights, and history, bringing back a time when all gentlemen were soldiers and a coat of arms was the most cherished heirloom
Nonfiction
viii, 647 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
9781602390010, 1602390010
100544250
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 and the heraldic tinctures
The rules of Blazon
The so-called ordinaries and sub-ordinaries
The human figure in heraldry
The heraldic lion
Beasts
Monsters
Birds
Fish
Reptiles
Insects
Trees, leaves, fruits, and flowers
Inanimate objects
The heraldic helmet
The crest
Crowns and coronets
Crest coronets and chapeaux
The mantling or lambrequin
The torse or wreath
Supporters
The compartment
Mottoes
Badges
Heraldic flags, banners, and standards
Marks of cadency
Marks of bastardy
The marshalling of arms
The armorial insignia of knighthood
The armorial bearings of a lady
Official heraldic insignia
Augmentations of honour
Ecclesiastical heraldry
Arms of dominion and sovereignty
Hatchments
The Union Jack
"Seize-quartiers."