The complete book of heraldry : an international history of heraldry and its contemporary uses / Heraldry
Slater, Stephen,
The complete book of heraldry : an international history of heraldry and its contemporary uses / Heraldry Stephen Slater. - London : Hermes House, ©2010. - 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.
History and language of heraldry: Origins and development -- Heralds and the law of arms -- Coat of arms -- Language of heraldry -- Messages and declarations -- Applications of heraldry: Royal heraldry and nobility -- Civic and state heraldry -- Global heraldry -- Continuity of heraldry.
This informative book looks not only at the medieval world in which heraldry thrived, but also at its language, the elaborate system of coded messages it conveyed, and its inextricable link with chivalry. Featuring more than 700 illustrations, it also covers both the larger aspects of heraldry and everyday heraldic uses, and contains a comprehensive glossary. The international uses of heraldry and the way different countries have interpreted it are also included. Most of Europe and the Americas are covered as well as Scandinavia, Africa and Japan. Novices and experts alike will benefit from the breadth of the content of this masterly history.
9781846819605 1846819601
Devices (Heraldry)
Heraldry
CR21 / .S58 2010
The complete book of heraldry : an international history of heraldry and its contemporary uses / Heraldry Stephen Slater. - London : Hermes House, ©2010. - 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.
History and language of heraldry: Origins and development -- Heralds and the law of arms -- Coat of arms -- Language of heraldry -- Messages and declarations -- Applications of heraldry: Royal heraldry and nobility -- Civic and state heraldry -- Global heraldry -- Continuity of heraldry.
This informative book looks not only at the medieval world in which heraldry thrived, but also at its language, the elaborate system of coded messages it conveyed, and its inextricable link with chivalry. Featuring more than 700 illustrations, it also covers both the larger aspects of heraldry and everyday heraldic uses, and contains a comprehensive glossary. The international uses of heraldry and the way different countries have interpreted it are also included. Most of Europe and the Americas are covered as well as Scandinavia, Africa and Japan. Novices and experts alike will benefit from the breadth of the content of this masterly history.
9781846819605 1846819601
Devices (Heraldry)
Heraldry
CR21 / .S58 2010