introduced in the margin on either side is the bearing, quar-terly, 1st and 4th, a human head couped, 2nd and 3rd, seme of fieurs de lys ;by the heraldic usage of France, ecclesiastical dignitaries quartered the bear-ing of the see, instead of impaling it, as was usual in England. The wood-cut at…
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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