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Handbook of heraldry, with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., rules for the appointment of liveries, &c. (1893)

Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899 · London, Chatto & Windus · leaf 205

An illustration from Handbook of heraldry, with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., rules for the appointment of liveries, &c., 1893, leaf 205 — n, taken from the Helmetof Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, the Cointise is flotant, asit would appear when the bearer was on horseback and Crest, JVreath, Mantling, etc. 191 galloping swiftly. In heraldic compositions the Mantling isalways represented as hanging in graceful folds. One of the earliest… … Fig- 351- {Manieau), or robe of estate. The Royal Mantling is ofgold, and that of Peers of crimson velvet, both being linedwith ermine. Some authorities, however, insist that theMantling should derive its colour from the predominanttinctures contained in the Arms, in the same manner as theWreath.…

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