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 181
ests are sometimes borne upon Chapeaux,Ducal Coronets, and Mural and Naval Crowns, yet they arealways supposed to rest upon Wreaths, unless otherwisespecified : it is, therefore, superfluous to blazon a Crest asupon a Wreath of the colours, as is sometimes done. The Mantling, or Lambrequin, is the… … Fig. 276. CUE ST, WREATH, MANTLING, ETC. One of the earliest examples in England of a Mantlingoccurs on the Brass to John of Ingham, engraved in plate66 of Stothards Monuments. When the Shield has Sup-porters, it is usual to represent the Mantling as a cloak(Manteau), or robe of estate. The Eoyal…
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