A Complete Guide to Heraldry
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A coat of arms combines a visual design with a set of rules, and Arthur Charles Fox-Davies explains how those rules work in practice. His illustrated reference moves through shields, colours and the language of blazon before examining crests, mottoes, flags and the many figures used in heraldry. The introduction treats armory as an active, changing subject, questions claims repeated in older handbooks and points out differences between the practices of England and Scotland.
Detailed descriptions of royal crowns show the same attention to individual features. Goldwork, enamel, pearls and other stones become part of an account of symbolic design and craftsmanship. The contents also cover helmets, badges, family distinctions and official insignia. For readers studying coats of arms or the decorative language of historic objects, the book offers both technical vocabulary and reasons to examine the evidence behind a supposed rule.
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