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قراءة كتاب A Complete Guide to Heraldry
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| Transcriber's note: | A few typographical errors have been corrected. They are listed at the end of the text, after the notes. |
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO HERALDRY
PLATE I.
THE ROYAL ARMS.
A COMPLETE GUIDE
TO
HERALDRY
BY
ARTHUR CHARLES FOX-DAVIES
OF LINCOLN'S INN, BARRISTER-AT-LAW
AUTHOR OF "THE ART OF HERALDRY"
EDITOR OF "ARMORIAL FAMILIES," ETC. ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY NINE PLATES IN COLOUR AND NEARLY
800 OTHER DESIGNS, MAINLY FROM DRAWINGS BY
GRAHAM JOHNSTON
HERALD PAINTER TO THE LYON COURT
LONDON
T. C. & E. C. JACK
16 HENRIETTA STREET, W.C.
AND EDINBURGH
1909
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| Introduction | ix | |
| I. | The Origin of Armory | 1 |
| II. | The Status and the Meaning of a Coat of Arms in Great Britain | 19 |
| III. | The Heralds and Officers of Arms | 27 |
| IV. | Heraldic Brasses | 49 |
| V. | The Component Parts of an Achievement | 57 |
| VI. | The Shield | 60 |
| VII. | The Field of a Shield and the Heraldic Tinctures | 67 |
| VIII. | The Rules of Blazon | 99 |
| IX. | The so-called Ordinaries and Sub-Ordinaries | 106 |
| X. | The Human Figure in Heraldry | 158 |
| XI. | The Heraldic Lion | 172 |
| XII. | Beasts | 191 |
| XIII. | Monsters | 218 |
| XIV. | Birds | 233 |
| XV. | Fish | 253 |
| XVI. | Reptiles | 257 |
| XVII. | Insects | 260 |
| XVIII. | Trees, Leaves, Fruits, and Flowers | 262 |
| XIX. | Inanimate Objects | 281 |
| XX. | The Heraldic Helmet | 303 |
| The Crest | 326 | |
| XXII. | Crowns and Coronets |