Boutell's heraldry
1970, Revised Edition. London ; New York : F. Warne. Very good cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Price-clipped. Endpapers and edges lightly foxed. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #474311
Physical description; xii, 343 pages : illustrations, coats of arms, colour plates ; 24 cm. Notes; Revised by J.P. Brooke-Little. Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288). Contents; Beginning and growth of heraldry – Definitions, heraldic language, and blazoning – The shield and coat of arms – Tinctures, lines, and fields – Simple forms of heraldry: Ordinaries – Heraldry of the cross – Simple forms of heraldry: Subordinaries – Heraldic charges – Differencing – Cadency – Augmentations – Marshalling – The crest and its accessories – Badges and knots – Mottoes – Supporters – Crowns and coronets – Orders of knighthood and insignia of honour – Royal heraldry of Great Britain and Ireland – Official and corporate heraldry – Commonwealth and foreign heraldry – Flags – Heralds and their functions – Heraldic authorities and sources – Recent trends and developments – Select bibliography – Glossary and index. Subjects; Heraldry. Heraldry – Great Britain.
Price: €35.00