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Historical anecdotes of heraldry and chivalry : tending to shew the origin of many English and foreign coats of arms, circumstances and customs

Dobson, Susannah Dawson, d. 1795 · 1795 · Worcester : Printed by Hall and Brandish · 17 pictures

A compilation of heraldic and chivalric anecdotes by Susannah Dawson Dobson, printed at Worcester in 1795 for antiquarian readers curious about the origins of English and foreign coats of arms. The engravings are single shields and small achievements: crosses, tower, sword and crown, scaling ladders, plus livery-coated supporters with a blank ribbon, all built from fine hatched line suited to vector tracing.

Heraldry · Chivalry

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