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 98
opper. Serpents may be Nowed, twisted or knotted (fig. 161) ;Erect, placed in pale ; Erect wavy; or Involved,which means, curved in a circle. In blazon-ing, the names Serpent, Snake, Adder, andViper, are frequently used indiscriminately. Butterflies and Bees are usually de-picted Volant; the…
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