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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 48

An illustration from The handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., also, rules for the appointment of liveries, etc. etc., 1869, leaf 48 — shield, when in actualuse, was held by the knight in front of him; the right-handside, therefore, would be towards the left of a spectator; andin a representation of a coat of arms, that part of the shieldwhich appears on the left side is called the Dexter, andthat on the right, the Sinister. In… … HANDBOOK OF HEBALDBY. A Dexter Chief.B Chief.C Sinister Chief.D Honour Point.E Fess Point.F Nombril Point.G Dexter Base.H Base.| Sinister Base.

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