Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York, E. P. Dutton and company · leaf 39
ley. Pictorially, almost all these charges of whatever kindshould be depicted flat, in even tints and without anyshading at all. The exceptions to this rule are, firstly,the fret, and its analogues the field fretty, and the trellis,which all lie upon the shield so they may properly beshaded both at… … CHARGES ON SHIELDS 29 shaded so as to appear in relief. The gold besant andthe silver plate, each representing a coin, must, however,always be shown quite flat. The commoner charges are not very many and somesort of acquaintance with them is necessary for anywould-be heraldic student. So I give a…
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