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Historic
Devices,
Badges and
War-Cries.
First
published in
1870
Mrs.
Bury Palliser.
This
delightful
book,
abundantly
illustrated,
reviews the
historic
badges and
devise of many
families and
organisations
and includes a
table in the
back listing
the main
devices and
mottoes.
Devices and
badges form a
branch of
heraldic study
rarely
appreciated
and the author
offers her
opinions on
the origins of
these symbols
along with
archaeological,
mythical and
historical
information.
The book is in
three parts
with part one
dealing with
devices, part
two deals with
badges and
part three
deals with
"War Cries,".
This topic is
an unusual
addition to
the standard
topics found
in heraldry
books.
A
Clean original
facsimile of
the original,
not an OCR
copy.
The
book is in
paperback with
448 pages
and 282
illustrations
reproduced by
facsimile from
the original
book and is a
perfect-bound
bookstore-quality,
standard
paperback
binding A5, 6in
wide x 8in tall
(14.81cm wide x
20.99cm tall).
ISBN
978-0-9957246-3-1
Price:
£39.99 UK
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