A new dictionary of heraldry ... : and a concise account of the most noted orders of knighthood that are or have been, and of honours and dignities ecclesiastical, civil, or military ..
A reference dictionary of heraldic terms, knightly orders, and titles compiled by James Coats and printed in London by Jeremiah Batley in 1725 for gentlemen, officers of arms, and students of coat armour. Numbered copperplate grids hold rows of blank-field shields bearing crosses, chevrons, lions, ermine, crowns, and lozenges, supplying ready-made escutcheon outlines, tidy line-hatched tinctures, and compact emblem motifs.
