Handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss. : rules for the appointment of liveries, &c (1882)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 244
terminating in crosses, having a pearl above each cross,and t^o fleurs-de-lys between the rays. From this perioduntil the middle of the Fifteenth century, the Crowns ofour English Kings were for the most part open, the rimbeing ornamented with fleurs-de-lys, rays, or leaves. Thesculptured Crowns on… … Fig. 360. dral; and of Henry the Fourth, in Canterbury Cathedral,afford good examples of the style of the Crowns worn duringthis period. The first instance of an arched Crown occurring on thegreat seal is that of Edward the Fourth, which consists offour trefoils between as many points, a pearl…
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