Heraldry as art : an account of its development and practice, chiefly in England (1907)
Eve, George W., d. 1914 · London : B.T. Batsford ; New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 135
be taken into account,and the consequent emphasis of the charges, unless theircharacter is very elaborate and broken up, and in thatcase there may be a tendency to confuse their lights andthus obscure and spoil the whole effect. Discretion istherefore very necessary in applying that which… … Fig. 142.—Shield of John, Fifth Lord Erskine. Painted gesso.Geo. W. Eve. on the actual armorials. When, however, it is used asa background or other extra-armorial decoration the con-verse is the case, and badges and charges of an allusive n6 HERALDRY AS ART character become the most suitable…
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