An Introduction to Heraldry: With Nearly One Thousand Illustrations, Including the Arms of about Five Hundred Different Families |
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... ancient or modern , which have been advanced to account for the origin of coat armour , as they are purely speculative - the most rational resting on no contemporary authority . We shall confine ourselves to the fact that in the reign ...
... ancient or modern , which have been advanced to account for the origin of coat armour , as they are purely speculative - the most rational resting on no contemporary authority . We shall confine ourselves to the fact that in the reign ...
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... ancient armorial devices . On charges simple enough at the time they were assumed , the most preposterous stories were founded . The wildest legends , the most unsupported assertions were adopted and exaggerated , if they could by any ...
... ancient armorial devices . On charges simple enough at the time they were assumed , the most preposterous stories were founded . The wildest legends , the most unsupported assertions were adopted and exaggerated , if they could by any ...
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... ancient descent or modern grant , to such insignia . An erroneous impression , carefully fostered by cer- tain advertising seal - engravers , exists amongst the public , that all persons possessing the same name have a right to bear the ...
... ancient descent or modern grant , to such insignia . An erroneous impression , carefully fostered by cer- tain advertising seal - engravers , exists amongst the public , that all persons possessing the same name have a right to bear the ...
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... ancient and noble families , extinct in the male line , is preserved and conveyed to posterity ; which is one of the principal reasons of marshalling several coats , pertaining to distict families in one shield , ARMS OF ADOPTION ...
... ancient and noble families , extinct in the male line , is preserved and conveyed to posterity ; which is one of the principal reasons of marshalling several coats , pertaining to distict families in one shield , ARMS OF ADOPTION ...
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... ancient heralds , as n . 18. It is composed of an annulet in the centre , from which issue eight or more sceptres . A PELICAN . The Pelican in heraldry is generally represented with her wings indorsed , her neck em- bowed , and pecking ...
... ancient heralds , as n . 18. It is composed of an annulet in the centre , from which issue eight or more sceptres . A PELICAN . The Pelican in heraldry is generally represented with her wings indorsed , her neck em- bowed , and pecking ...
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ancient argent armour azure badge baron baronets base bearing beast bend sinister bezants bird Bishop blazon border borne called canton centre charge chevron chevron between three chief coat-armour coats of arms cockatrice colour conjoined coronet couped crescents crest cross cross pattée crown dexter diagonal different tincture dolphin duke eagle earl earl marshal Edward England engrailed ensign erased erect ermine escutcheon example fess fleurs-de-lis four French gardant Garter gold gules hauriant head helmet Henry Henry VIII heraldry heralds honour impaled king king's knights Knights Bachelors KNOT legs lines lion rampant lord lozenges mantle martlets metal mullets naiant ordinary ornaments pale Party passant perpendicular placed Plate points Prince proper quarter Queen reign represented rose royal sable saltire sejant shield side signifies sovereign tail term trefoils vert VIII viscount wings Wives worn wreath xxiv xxxi xxxii xxxiv xxxix xxxv xxxvi XXXVIII younger sons
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