Author of “The Monumental Brasses of England,” [England,’]
[Contents] Earliest Heraldic Shields and Banners
[“Earlies Heraldic” with invisible t]
a fine shield of the thirteenth century in Westminster Abbey
[Westminister]
7. _Potent_ (note different shape of divisions) [_Potent_) note]
thus, the Arms of the Earl de WARENNE are _Chequée or and az._
[elsewhere spelled “Warrenne”]
_armes parlantes_ (see p. 16) [p. 15]
It is a very common error to overload heraldic blazoning with commas
[“commas” here means “inverted commas”, i.e. apostrophes]
for DE HEMENHALE, No. 79,-- [No, 79]
_Az., billettée, on a canton or a raven ppr._
[Here and in a few other passages, a term is used before it has
been defined.]
_Arg., a lion rampt. gu., crowned or [gu. crowned]
[Glossary]
_Buckle._ See _Fermaile_. [elsewhere spelled “fermail”]
_Saltire._ An ordinary, in form a diagonal cross: Nos. 120, 121, 122.
[Nos. 120, 121. 122.]
famous as the sinister supporter of the Royal Shield of England.
[of England,]
extend to the becoming heraldic declaration and record
[text unchanged: error for “becoming the...”?]
[Illustration: No. 330.]
[Four consecutive illustrations are captioned “No. 330.”
(See text.)]
A bordure componée _may_, indeed, be used [componeé]
Sir WM. KIRKETOT-- [Sir.]
impaled in the sinister half of his Shield [sinster]
The Arms of the Lyon Office I have already given, No. 266.
[printed “265” corrected by unknown hand]
[Index: Heraldry]
Canting, 16; [“Cantin , 16” with invisible g]
Illustrations
“Fig(s).” in text has been regularized to “No(s).” in the following:
No. 35. ... (See No. 87.) [(See Fig. 87.)]
_gyronny_ (No. 147) ... Nos. 30 and 33 [(Fig. 147) _and_ Figs.]
when the piles are intended to converge, as in No. 128
Eagles and Hawks with expanded wings, as in No. 206
The CREST ... _vide_ No. 441
The INSIGNIA ... shown in No. 435.
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Handbook to English Heraldry, by
Charles Boutell
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