Heraldic Design: Its Origins, Ancient Forms and Modern Usage

ISBN-13: 9780486429755 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 96 str.

Hubert Allcock

Opis

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.