Heraldry illustrated. Being a short account of the origin and history of heraldry and an explanation of its nature, with practical directions for drawing and painting coats of arms, to which is added a glossary of the terms used in the science of heraldry ..
A practical heraldry manual by William Henry Abbott, published in New York by the Bureau of Heraldry in 1897 for amateurs learning to draw and paint coats of arms. Numbered plates grid dozens of small line-engraved shields, each bearing a single charge—beasts, birds, plants, tools, crosses and ordinaries—usable as spot icons, monogram frames or badge outlines.
