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 46
larly graceful in their contour (fig. 9). When a coat of Arms comprises several Charges, or Quar-terings, the Ecusson a douche (so calledfrom its being notched in the dexter chiefto support the spear) may be employedwith advantage, on account of the amplespace afforded at the base. The examplehere… … 4-2 HANDBOOK OF HERALDRY. Wales, afterwards Henry V., from his stall-plate in St.Georges Chapel, Windsor. Another form of the Ecusson a louche is shown at the heading of this chapter. It is takenfrom a beautifully illuminated MS. in the British Museum(ffarl Coll 12,228), executed about the year…
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