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IP x^'^^<^ ^r^^^. l^. ->^t. 5^ i^^-jp^m y>' 1l^^9^^^ l^AS- Digitizedby the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from Microsoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/completeguidetohOOfoxdrich OiF THE UNIVERSITY : PLATE I. THE ROYAL ARMS. A COMPLETE GUIDE TO HERAL;D;v i RY BY -''Ja^' ARTHUR CHARLES FOX-DAVIES OF LINCOLN'S INN, BARRIsi^ER-AT-LA\i^ AUTHOR OF "the ART OF HERALDRY"" EDITOR OF "armorial FAMILIES," ETC. ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY NINE PLATES IN COLOUR AND NEARLY 800 OTHER DESIGNS, MAINLY FROM DRAWINGS BY GRAHAM JOHNSTON HERALD PAINTER TO THE LYON COURT LONDON JAGK & T. G. E. G. 16 HENRIE'rTA STREET, W.C. AND EDINBURGH 1909 f7 0£/f£fi^i CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE Introduction . ix ^I. The Origin of Armory i ' II. The Status and the Meaning of a Coat of Arms in .19 Great Britain . . . . . . .27 III. The Heralds and.Offi.cers.of A.rms.. .. ... IV. Heraldic Brasses 49 -57 V. The Component Parts of an Achievement . . .60 VI. The Shield VII. The Field of a Shield and the Heraldic Tinctures 67 VIII. The Rules of Blazon 99 IX. The so-called Ordinaries and Sub-Ordinaries .106 . X. The Human Figure in Heraldry . . . -158 XI. The Heraldic-Lion 172 XII. Beasts 191 XIII. Monsters 218 XIV. Birds 233 XV. Fish .253 XVI. Reptiles.......... 257 XVII. Insects 260 XVIII. Trees, Leaves, Fruits, and Flowers .262 . . . XIX. Inanimate Objects 281 XX. The Heraldic Helmet . . . . , . * 3^3 vii 192522 CONTENTS viii CHAP. pj^Gj. XXI. The Crest 326 XXII. Crowns and Coronets 350 XXIII. Crest Coronets and Chapeaux -370 .... ., . XXIV. The Mantling or Lambrequin 383 XXV. The Torse or Wreath 402 XXVI. Supporters 407 XXVII. The Compartment 441 XXVIII. Mottoes 448 XXIX. Badges 453 XXX. Heraldic Flags, Banners, and Standards .471 . XXXI. Marks of Cadency 477 XXXII. Marks of Bastardy ..... 508 XXXIII. The Marshalling of Arms 523 XXXIV. The Armorial Insignia of Knighthood -561 . . XXXV. The Armorial Bearings of a Lady .572 . . XXXVI. Official Heraldic Insignia ..... 580 XXXVII. Augmentations of Honour ..... 589 XXXVIII. Ecclesiastical Heraldry 600 XXXIX. Arms of Domin.ion .and.Sove.reig.nty ....607 . . XL. Hatchments 609 XLI. The Union Jack 611 XLII. " Seize-Quartiers" 618 Index 623 , .

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