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A Handbook of Heraldry

A Handbook of Heraldry

Cussans, John E.

Hardcover

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ISBN10: 1169329659
ISBN13: 9781169329652
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.87
Height: 0.81 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
A Handbook of Heraldry by John E. Cussans is a comprehensive guide to the art and science of heraldry. The book provides a detailed exploration of the history, symbolism, and language of heraldry, as well as practical advice on designing and interpreting coats of arms. It includes over 450 illustrations of heraldic devices, such as shields, crests, and badges, and explains their meanings and origins. The book also covers the use of heraldry in different countries and cultures, and provides a glossary of heraldic terms. Overall, A Handbook of Heraldry is an essential resource for anyone interested in the fascinating world of heraldry.1893. Also found in this volume are instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient manuscripts, and rules for the appointment of liveries, etc. In the treatise before the reader, the author has endeavored to divest the noble science of armory of those frivolous technicalities and conjectural interpretations to be found in the works of the early heralds, which, by their abstruseness and uncertainty, tended to render the study so uninviting. The writer, remembering the difficulties he himself encountered in mastering the rudiments of the science, has endeavored to place himself in the position of the student, and has avoided throughout the use of terms which would not be intelligible to an uninitiated reader.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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