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... recognised heraldic figures , and more particularly those mythical creatures of which the armorial menagerie alone has now cognisance , are due to the art of civilisations older than our own , and the legends of those civilisa- tions ...
... recognised heraldic figures , and more particularly those mythical creatures of which the armorial menagerie alone has now cognisance , are due to the art of civilisations older than our own , and the legends of those civilisa- tions ...
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... recognised armory occurs in the grant to Sir John Moore , K.B. , the hero of Corunna , and another will be found in the augmentation granted to Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane , K.B. Since then it has been used on some number of ...
... recognised armory occurs in the grant to Sir John Moore , K.B. , the hero of Corunna , and another will be found in the augmentation granted to Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane , K.B. Since then it has been used on some number of ...
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... recognised heraldic charges and the derivation of some of our terms ( e.g. " gules , " from the Persian gul , and " azure " from the Persian lazurd ) had evidently on their part something more than the rudiments of armory , as Figs . 6 ...
... recognised heraldic charges and the derivation of some of our terms ( e.g. " gules , " from the Persian gul , and " azure " from the Persian lazurd ) had evidently on their part something more than the rudiments of armory , as Figs . 6 ...
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... recognise WILLIAM'S claim of succession to the English throne , and then re- embarking for England . On his return , we have him recounting the incidents of his journey to EDWARD THE CONFESSOR , to whose funeral obsequies we are next ...
... recognise WILLIAM'S claim of succession to the English throne , and then re- embarking for England . On his return , we have him recounting the incidents of his journey to EDWARD THE CONFESSOR , to whose funeral obsequies we are next ...
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... recognise a man by his facial peculiarities and distinctions . We have then this underlying principle of vanity , with its concomitant result of personal decora- tion and adornment . We have the relics of savagery which caused a man to ...
... recognise a man by his facial peculiarities and distinctions . We have then this underlying principle of vanity , with its concomitant result of personal decora- tion and adornment . We have the relics of savagery which caused a man to ...
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ancient appear argent armorial bearings artistic augmentation azure badge bend bezants blazon bordure borne British armory cadency canton century charge chevron chief Cilfowyr circlet coat of arms collar College of Arms colour coronet crest cross crown curious decoration depicted descendants difference differenced displayed Duke eagle Earl Edward England English engrailed ermine escutcheon example existence fact father fess field figure fleurs-de-lis frequently Garter plates gold grant of arms gules head heir heiress helmet Henry heraldic heraldry illegitimacy impaled instance King of Arms Knights lion rampant livery Lord lozenge mantling mark matriculated matter motto mullet occurs officers of arms official ordinary origin pale peerage period placed Prince proper quarterings quarterly recognised representation represented Royal Arms Royal Licence rules sable saltire Scotland Scottish seal sejant semé shield sinister sovereign statant supporters surmounted term tincture torse tressure usually vair vert whilst wings wreath