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 52
overed with bezants,should be blazoned as lezante or lezantee. I have thereforetaken the liberty of systematically ignoring grammaticalcorrectness in this respect, and have placed all descriptiveterms in the masculine singular, without regard to thegender and number of the nouns they qualify. At… … Ecusson a bouche, from the seats in the choir of Worcester Cathedraltemp. Hen. IV. CHAPTER III. TINCTURES. THE Tinctures employed in Heraldry are of threekinds: Metals, Colours, and Furs ; which are asfollows :* Metals. Heraldic Term. Abbreviation. Gold . . Or . . .Or.Silver . . Argent . • Arg. The…
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