The elements of heraldry, : containing the definition, origin, and historical account of that ancient, useful, and entertaining science. The divers sorts of coats-of-arms in use; with their essential and integral parts displayed separately. The several marks by which bearers of the same coat-of-arms are distinguished from each other. The different kinds of tinctures, lines, figures, charges, and ornaments used for coats-of-arms. The laws of heraldry; practical directions for marshalling coats-of-arms; and the order of precedence. The hatchments so clearly described, that the branch and title, the deceased was of, may be readily known. : Illustrated with several cuts, and twenty-four copper-plates, containing above five hundred examples of escutcheons, arms, &c. and interspersed with the natural history and allegorical signification of the several species of birds, beasts, fishes, vegetables, &c. comprised in this treatise. To which is annexed, a dictionary of the technical terms made use of in heraldry. &c. /
Hlavní autor: |
Pyron Du Martre, Antoine
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Další autoři: |
Hirsch, Rudolf, 1880-1934
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dřívější majitel )
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Typ dokumentu: | Kniha |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
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London :
printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, W. Goldsmith, J. Scatcherd, W. Bent, and G. and T. Wilkie,
1795.
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Vydání: | The fifth edition, with considerable alterations and additions. |
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