A Complete Guide to Heraldry

by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The Origin of Armory
  3. ( Septem contra Thebas. )
  4. ("Τοιᾶυν ἀϋτῶν,—νυκτὸς ὀφθαλμὸς πρέπει"—Lines 380-386.)
  5. ("Ἔσχημάτισται,—πυργωμάτων."—Lines 461-465.)
  6. ("Ὁ σηματουργὸς—φόβον βλέπων·"—Lines 487-494.)
  7. ("Ὁν μὴν ἀκόμπαστος—ἵαπτεσθαι Βέλη·"—Lines 534-540.)
  8. ("Τοιαῦθ ὁ μάντις,—βλαστάνει βουλευματα."—Lines 587-591.)
  9. ("Ἔχει δὲ—τά ξευρηματα."—Lines 639-646.)
  10. 1. ("Atque hic exultans—insigne decorum."—Lib. ii. lines 386-392.)
  11. 2. ("Post hos insignem—serpentibus hydram."—Lib. vii. lines 655-658.)
  12. 3. ("Sequitur pulcherrimus Astur—insigne paternæ."—Lib. x. lines 180-188.)
  13. 1. ("Tum redire paulatim—in sedes referunt."—Cap. 28.)
  14. The Status and the Meaning of a Coat of Arms in Great Britain
  15. The Heralds and Officers of Arms
  16. Member of the Monumental Brass Society, London; Honorary Member of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society; Author of "A Brief History of Gosberton, in the County of Lincoln."
  17. The Component Parts of an Achievement
  18. The Shield
  19. The Field of a Shield and the Heraldic Tinctures
  20. Plate II
  21. Seme
  22. Diapering
  23. Partition Lines
  24. Methods of Partition
  25. The Rules of Blazon
  26. The So-Called Ordinaries and Sub-Ordinaries
  27. The Bend
  28. The Pale
  29. The Fess
  30. The Chevron
  31. The Pile
  32. The Shakefork
  33. The Cross
  34. Plate III
  35. The Saltire
  36. The Chief
  37. The Quarter
  38. The Canton
  39. The Gyron
  40. The Inescutcheon
  41. The Bordure
  42. The Orle
  43. The Tressure
  44. The Lozenge, the Fusil, the Mascle, and the Rustre
  45. The Fret
  46. The Flaunch
  47. The Roundle
  48. The Annulet
  49. The Label
  50. The Billet
  51. The Chaplet
  52. The Human Figure in Heraldry
  53. The Heraldic Lion
  54. Beasts
  55. Horses
  56. Dogs
  57. Bulls
  58. Stags
  59. The Ram and Goat
  60. Other Animals
  61. Monsters
  62. Birds
  63. Plate IV
  64. Fish
  65. Reptiles
  66. Insects
  67. Trees, Leaves, Fruits, and Flowers
  68. Inanimate Objects
  69. Plate V
  70. The Heraldic Helmet
  71. The Crest
  72. Plate Vi
  73. Crowns and Coronets
  74. By Cyril Davenport, F.S.A.
  75. Coronets of Rank
  76. Crest Coronets and Chapeaux
  77. The Chapeau
  78. The Mantling or Lambrequin
  79. Plate VII
  80. The Torse, or Wreath
  81. Supporters
  82. Human Figures as Supporters
  83. Animals as Supporters
  84. Birds as Supporters
  85. The Compartment
  86. Mottoes
  87. Badges
  88. Heraldic Flags, Banners, and Standards
  89. Plate VIII
  90. Marks of Cadency
  91. Marks of Bastardy
  92. The Marshalling of Arms
  93. Cott. MS., Titus, C. i. fol. 404, in handwriting of end of sixteenth century
  94. The Armorial Insignia of Knighthood
  95. The Armorial Bearings of a Lady
  96. Official Heraldic Insignia
  97. Augmentations of Honour
  98. Ecclesiastical Heraldry
  99. Arms of Dominion and Sovereignty
  100. Hatchments
  101. By Rev. J. R. Crawford
  102. Plate IX
  103. Proof of Ancestry
  104. Notes
  105. Corrections Made to Printed Original

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