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The
Curiosities of
Heraldry.
First
published in
1845 by Mark
Antony Lower.
With
illustrations
from old English
writers and
numerous
engravings from
designs by the
author.
Containing
chapters on such
diverse topics
as: The fabulous
history of
heraldry; The
authentic
history of
heraldry;
Rationale of the
figures employed
in heraldry; The
chimerical
figures of
heraldry; The
language of
arms; Allusive
arms--armes
parlantes;
Crests,
supporters,
badges, etc.;
Heraldric
mottoes;
Historical
arms—augmentations;
Distinctions of
rank and honour;
Historical
notices of the
College of Arms;
Brief notices of
distinguished
heralds and
heraldric
writers, with
quotations from
their works;
Genealogy and
with an appendix
containing
essays on
differences in
arms, now first
printed from a
M.S. By sir
Edward Dering,
Bart.; The
antient practice
of borrowing
armorial ensigns
illustrated from
the arms of
Cornish
families;
Abatements;
Grant od Arms; A
curious relic of
brass found at
Lewis.
A
Clean original
facsimile of the
original, not an
OCR copy.
ISBN:
978-0-9568157-8-1
Price:
£29.99 UK
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