Author : Stephen Friar
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 10,75 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780393034639
This is an authoritative introduction to a fascinating subject which explains and fully illustrates everything a layman wishes to know about heraldry. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Terence Wise
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 17,87 MB
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1780966261
Coats of arms were at first used only by kings and princes, then by their great nobles, but by the mid-13th century arms were being used extensively by the lesser nobility, knights and those who later came to be styled gentlemen. In some countries the use of arms spread even to merchants, townspeople and the peasantry. From the mundane to the fantastic, from simple geometric patterns to elaborate mythological beasts, this fascinating work by Terence Wise explores the origins and appearance of medieval heraldic devices in an engagingly readable style accompanied by numerous illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Richard Hook.
Author : John Philip Brooke-Little
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 25,53 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Heraldry
ISBN :
Author : Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Publisher :
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 49,73 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Heraldry
ISBN :
Author : Iain Moncreiffe
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,67 MB
Release : 1971
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Alan Beddoe
Publisher : Belleville, Ont. : Mika Publishing Company
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 23,95 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Canadian Heraldry
ISBN :
Author : Stephen Turnbull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 24,12 MB
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782000143
The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple personal banners, this evolved over centuries of warfare into a complex system of flags worn or carried into battle, together with the striking 'great standards' of leading warlords. While not regulated in the Western sense, Japanese heraldry developed as a series of widely followed practices, while remaining flexible enough to embrace constant innovation. Scores of examples, in monochrome and full colour, illustrate this fascinating explanation of the subject by a respected expert on all aspects of samurai culture.
Author :
Publisher : Dutton Books for Young Readers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 48,2 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Miss Quincy's class learns about the duties of a herald in medieval England and the meaning of heraldic symbols.
Author : Stephen Slater
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 37,39 MB
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Heraldry
ISBN : 9780754834601
Comprehensively covers every aspect of the history, language and use of heraldry.
Author : Kevin Greaves
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 39,16 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1459710835
Heraldry is now. Heraldry is fun. And most of all, heraldry is Canadian! A Canadian Heraldic Primer dispels, once and for all, the myth that coats of arms are boring, snobbish, mediaeval holdovers that have no relevance today. Using cartoons, humour, and not a little irreverence (in which is concealed a surprising amount of information), Kevin Greaves explains the history behind heraldry's unique conventions and language, and explores its creative possibilities. He shows heraldry as part of the fabric of Canada's past, present, and future, and illustrates how this lively art has become livelier since Canada became master of its own heraldic system in 1988.
