An Introduction to HeraldryAn introduction to recognizing and understanding the significance of coats of arms up to the present. |
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
The Origins of Heraldry | 20 |
Heraldic Accessories | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Achievement of Arms animals appear Aragon Archduke of Austria argent armiger armorial bearings armour azure badge banners battle beak bearer beast bird blazon blue canting arms charges placed chevron Church Coat of Arms creature cross cut off cleanly daughter decorative depicted dexter different coloured display Duke Duke of Burgundy eagle emblem England ermine escutcheon examples face FESSE field fleur fleur de lis flower gold grant of arms guardant gules gutté HAURIENT head helm helmet Heraldic Accessories Heraldic crown horse impaled King King of Aragon knights land LEFT legs line of partition lion rampant Lord mantelling married medieval monsters motto mythical painted passant paternal arms person Philip quarter represent riband rose roundle Royal arms sable Scotland separate specified colour shape shield side sinister sometimes Spain SUB-ORDINARIES supporters symbol tail tinctures of Heraldry torse tournament usually shown vair wings WOODWOSE