The handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., also, rules for the appointment of liveries, etc. etc. (1869)
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London : Chatto and Windus · leaf 173
COB 0NETS AND HELMETS. 167 the Barons sat bareheaded. The wives of Nobles are entitled tothe same Coronets as their husbands. Although the Coronetsof British Nobles are all furnished with Caps of velvet, theyare not absolutely essential. The Coronet, strictly speaking,is the circle, and the…
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