Heraldic Design: Its Origins, Ancient Forms and Modern Usage

Rich sourcebook of approximately 500 black-and-white designs traces history and meaning of the shield, symbols, crests, helmets, and blazonry, with special emphasis on such devices as beasts, monsters, human, and part-human figures. American, British, French, and Russian costs of arms are displayed, as are insignias of the clergy, state seals, and modern institutions.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 02/03/2004
ISBN: 9780486429755
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 11.04h x 8.26w x 0.28d