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Heraldry as art

INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS

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Altar frontal, 250

Amorini, 145, 147, 209, 211, 218

Angel, 140

Anne of Bohemia, knot, 278

” of Brittany, medal, 116

Annulet, 267, 288

Antelopes, “Heraldic”, 237

Archbishop’s hat, 194

Armour, 184

Arms, imaginary, 218;

in trick, 55

” of Cambridge University, 71;

of City of London, 88;

of Edward the Confessor, 229;

of Erskine, 113, 115, 157;

of Goldsmiths’ Company, 86;

of Grocers’ Company, 64;

of Prince John of Eltham, 60, 77;

of Kress (German), 136;

of Oxford University, 202;

of Pope Paul III, 210

Assyrian bas-relief, 81

Badge, embroidered, 251

” of Diane de Poitiers, 192;

of Louis XII, 206;

of Medici, 267;

of Toison d’Or, 86, 87;

Badges, 29, 136, 213

Balances, 86

Banners, 242

Bardings, 18

Barnacles, 268

Barry, 47

Basilisk, 271

Basle, arms of, 271

Battering-ram, 268

Beaumont, arms of Sir E., 239

Bend, 51, 137

Bendy, 48

Bill, engraved, 197

Billet, 278

Boar, 232

Book, 71, 202

Bookplate, by Dürer, 95, 136;

German, 94

Bordure, 57, 59, 60

Bouchier knot, 279

Bowen knot, 278

Bows, 192

Breys, 268

Bronze mortar, 188

” SHIELD, 189

Buckle, 269

Buckles, 86, 174

Bugle horn, 95, 269

Bulls, 219

” HEAD, 140

Burgundy, arms of, 251, 252

Burnt wood panel, 218

Butler, arms of Sir James, 239

Cadency marks, 288

Cambridge University, arms of, 71

Canting coat of arms, 94

Canton, 59

Cap, embroidered, 249

Car, pageant, 86

Cardinal’s hat, 147

Castle, 137

Castles, 171

Ceiling bosses, Hampton Court, 214

Champlevé Enamel, 171, 174, 176

Chaplet, 269

Charles, Count d’Eu, effigy, 287

Charles II, great seal, 110

” IV, seal as Emperor, 92

Chequey, 48

Chess-rook, 270

Chevron, 53

Chief, 51

Cinquefoil, 270

Cistern, 200

City of London, arms of, 88

Civic crown, 269

Clarion, 270

Clement VII, arms of Pope, 241

Cock, 79

Cockatrice, 271

Collar of the Garter, 149;

of the Thistle, 161;

of the Toison d’Or, 193

Columbine, 237

Columns, 193

Copper panel, silvered, 202

Cornish chough, 147

Coronet, 195;

crest, 271;

of an earl, 219;

of the Prince of Wales, 153

Coronets, 202

Counter-vair, 46

Crescent, 288

Crescents, 192

Crest, 88, 94, 95, 136, 184, 220, 237, 239, 244;

enamelled, of W. H. Weldon, Esq., 179;

panache, 125, 135;

various treatments, 132

Crests, 145, 196

Cross, 53, 88, 265

” calvary, 97;

couped, 54;

crosslet, 99;

crosslet fitchée, 99, 115, 157, 161, 219;

engrailed, 147;

fleuretté 97;

flory, 97, 229;

formée, 99;

Maltese, 99;

moline, 97, 98, 288;

nowy, 54;

patée, 99;

patonee, 97;

quadrate, 54;

quarter pierced, 54;

voided, 53;

voided and interlaced, 53

Crown, 89, 136, 137, 186, 187, 192, 193, 194, 201, 211, 218, 227, 233, 242;

official type, 151;

of a King of Arms, 179;

palisado, 273;

Tudor, 149, 151;

vallery, 273

Crowns, 272, 273;

embroidered, 253, 254

Cupid, 218

Cups, 86

Dacre knot, 279

Dauphiny, seal of, 93

Decoration shield, Italian, 30, 31

Device shields, 220, 221

Diane de Poitiers, badge, 192

Diaper, 115, 157, 161, 218, 206

Diapered medal, 116;

shield, 112, 113, 115

Dogs, 95

Dolphin, 200

Dolphins, 93

Donatello, shield by, 189

Double quatrefoil, 288;

badge, 229

Dragon, 86, 89, 183, 186, 187, 229

Dragons, 88

Dürer, Albrecht, 79, 86, 87, 95, 136, 137

” pageant car by, 86;

school of, 136

Eagle, 86, 136, 141, 239

” double-headed, 90, 190, 193, 197;

lace, 264;

of the Emperor, 90;

plan for distribution on shield, 91

Eagles, 92, 201

Earl’s coronet, 219, 220, 221

Eastern crown, 273

Edward the Confessor, arms of, 229

Eleanor, Queen, cloak clasp, 171

Embroidered badge, 251

” LINEN, 250

Embroidery, 248, 254

Enamel by Nardon Penicaud, 177

” Champlevé, 171, 174, 176

” Limoges, 177, 179;

plate for, 174

Enamelled cloak clasp, 171

” SHIELD, 176

England, arms of, 9

Engraved decoration, 8, 197, 199

Equestrian figure, 206

” SEAL, 18

Eric XIV, King of Sweden, arms of, 253

Ermine, 44

” BADGE, 213

Erskine, arms of, 113, 115, 157, 161

Escallop, 278

Escarbuncle, 275

Feathers, 29, 267;

peacocks’, 136

Fess, 51, 137

Fireback, 186, 187

Fireplace, Château de Blois, 213

Flags, 259

Flanches, 61

Fleurs-de-lis, 9, 60, 77, 89, 93, 102-5, 141, 151, 191, 192, 200, 201, 214, 237, 239, 288;

embroidered, 249, 251, 252

Florentine Glass decoration, 241

Fountain, 275

France, arms of, 9

Frederick II of Denmark, arms of, 265

Frieze in Sgraffito, 209

Fylfot, 276

Garbs, 139

Garter, 227

” COLLAR, 149

Gartered shield, 157

Gateway, Château de Blois, 206

Gesso, 220, 221

” SHIELDS, 161, 219

Glaive, 197

Godmanchester, seal of, 103

Gouttee, 62

Great seal of Charles II, 110

Greyhound, 187

Greyhounds, 140

Griffin, 189, 221;

seated, 87

Griffins, 86

Grille of Henry VII’s Chapel, Westminster, 183

Grimm, arms of, 94

Grocers’ Company, arms of, 64

Gyronny, 47, 115

Halberd, engraved, 199

Hammer, 277

Harp, 108, 109, 227

Hawk’s bells and jesses, 278;

lure, 278

Heart, enflamed, 218

Helm, 119;

tilting, 121;

tourney, 124;

crest for tourney, 136

Helmet, 18, 31, 79, 86, 88, 94, 119, 121-5, 135, 136, 137, 140, 141, 145, 179, 184, 196, 218, 220, 237, 239, 244

Hemp-brake, 278

Heneage knot, 278

Henry VI, arms of, 237

” VII badge, 183

” VIII privy seal of, 89

Heraldic antelopes, 237

” SLAB, 145

” TIGER, 141

Hinge with lions, 191

Holbein, 271

Holy Ghost, 242

Horns, 95

Horse, 229

Hounds, 95

Human figure, 94, 95, 184, 189, 195, 196, 244

Human figures, 86, 145, 209, 211, 218

Imaginary arms, 218

Iron work, 190, 191, 192, 193

James I, arms of, embroidered, 254

Keys, 194;

papal, 210

Knots, 278, 279

Label, 286, 287, 288

Lace, 264, 265

Lacey knot, 279

Lasso de Castilla, Arms of Don Pero, 137

Lead cistern, 200

” FOUNTAIN, 201

Leopard’s face, 147

” FACES, 86

Lettering, 220, 221

Letters, 256

“Limoges” enamel, 177, 179

Lines, various, 56

Lion, 89, 137, 186, 188, 220, 233

” Assyrian, 81;

passant, 67, 75, 147;

passant guardant, 9, 18, 60, 68, 71, 77, 141;

rampant, 66, 67, 68, 72, 79, 137, 139, 140;

rampant guardant, 72;

rampant regardant, 72, 89;

salient, 72;

sejant, 76

Lions, 9, 18, 60, 89, 151, 184, 227, 237, 239, 242, 243;

conjoined with ships, 84;

embroidered, 248-54;

faces of, 137;

heads of, 137;

in enamel, 171, 174;

lace, 265;

on hinge, 191;

plans for distribution on shields, 83, 89, 137

Lock-plate, 191;

with eagle, 190

London, City of, arms, 88

Louis XII medal, 116

Lozenge, 279

Lozenges, 48

Lymphad, 115

Man, savage, 94, 95

Mantling, 79, 88, 94, 95, 135, 136, 137, 179, 220, 237, 244

Mar and Kellie, arms of the Earl and Countess of, 219

Martlet, 229, 288

Maunche, 141, 280

Maximilian I, Emperor, 86, 87

Medal with diaper, 116

Medals, Italian, 93

Medici badge, 267

Memorial brass, 184

Mitre, 243

Monogram, 221

Mortar, bronze, 188

Mottoes, 30, 64, 86, 88, 184, 202, 218, 220, 221, 233, 237, 239, 256, 267

Mullet, 288

Mural crown, 273;

decoration, 64, 86

Naval crown, 273

Nebulée, 57

Ockwells Glass, 237, 239

Orle, 59

Ostrich feathers, 267

Pageant car, part of, 86

Pale, 51, 115, 157, 161, 219

Pale, diapered, 113

Pallets on a chevron, 69

Paly, 48

Panache crest, 125, 135

Panel by Donatello, 104

” IN CHISELLED IRON, 193

” IN COPPER, 71

Pan-pipe, 270

Papal keys, 210;

tiara, 210

Parted and fretty, 53

Paul III, arms of Pope, 210

Pavoise, 26

Pelican, 93

Per bend, 47

” CHEVRON, 47

” FESS, 47;

indented, 239

” PALE, 47, 49

” SALTIRE, 47

Pheon, 281

Phœnix, 93

Pile, 54

Pisano, medal by, 93

Plate prepared for enamel, 174

Points of the shield, 41

Poker work, 218

Porcupine, 206, 213

Portcullis, 282

Potent, 46

Powder-horn, 196

Prince of Wales’ coronet, 153

Printer’s mark, heraldic, 94

Pyrography, 218

Quarterly, 47

Quatrefoil, 282

Repoussé shield, 195

Rose, 107, 147, 288;

irradiated, 107

Roses, 49

Roundles, 241

Royal arms, 9, 18, 60, 77, 89, 149, 186, 187, 211, 214, 227, 237

” CREST, 233

St. Edmund, arms of, 272

Saltire, 53, 140

Savage man, 94, 95

Scales, 86

Sculptured arms, 147

Seal, Gold Bulla of Henry VIII, 149;

of Anne, Countess of Devon, 140;

of Anthony de Bec, Bishop of Durham, 98;

of Charles IV, 92;

of Dauphin, 93;

of Edmond Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, 141;

of Henry IV, 18;

of John de Segrave, 139;

Privy, of Henry VIII, 89;

of Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmoreland, 140;

of Sandwich, 84;

of Sigismund, 92;

of William Lord Hastings, 141;

Segrave Seal, 149

Serpent, 89, 195;

nowed, 256

Sgraffito frieze, 209

” PANEL, 210

Shield, 88, 89, 94, 95, 136, 137, 237, 239, 244;

bronze, by Donatello, 189;

cusped, fifteenth and sixteenth century, 32;

decoration, 30, 31;

diapered, 112, 113, 115;

embroidered, 253;

from the tomb of Prince Edmund of Langley, 90;

in enamel, 176;

in gesso, 161, 219;

Italian, 145, 210;

of the Black Prince, 9;

points of, 41

Shields at Alloa House, 113, 115, 157;

decorated, 33, 34, 36;

derived from the tournament form, 33;

fourteenth century, 24;

heater shape, 24, 25;

in gesso, 113, 115, 157, 220, 221;

Norman, 22;

ridged, 27, 28;

square, 25;

tournament, 26, 33

Ship, 115

Ships, conjoined with lions, 84

Snake, 89, 195

Spade, 283

Spear, tilting, 283

Sruttle, 283

Stabius, arms of, 136

Stafford knot, 278

Stained glass, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 237, 239, 241, 242, 243, 244

Standard, 256

Supporters, 86, 88, 89, 140, 141, 145, 186, 187, 196, 211, 209, 211;

royal, 237

Swan, 234

Sword, 88, 136

Syon cope, arms from, 248

Syrinx, 270

Talpas, medal by, 93

Thistle collar, 161

Tiara, papal, 210

Tiger, heraldic, 141

Tilting helm, 121;

spear, 283

Tinctures, 44

Toison d’Or badge, 86, 87, 251;

collar, 193

Torse, Florentine, 134

Tournament collar, 287

Tourney helm, 124

” HELM AND CREST, 136

Trefoil, 256, 284

Tressure, 59, 219

Tricked arms, 55

Tschertts, arms of, 95

Tudor crown, 140

Unicorn, 86, 231

Union Jack, 259

Vair, 45, 151;

ancient form of, 46

Various lines, 56

Wake and Ormond knot, 279

Warwick, arms of the Earl of, 236

Water bouget, 284

Weidlitz, Hans, 94

Weldon, W. H., crest of, 179

William de Valence shield, 176

Wings, 94;

dragons’, 88

Wings conjoined in lure, 151

Winnowing fan, 283

Wirsung, arms of, 94

Wolsey, Cardinal, arms of, 147

Wood-carving, 211

Wyvern, 94

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