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 147
example,were placed edge-ways to the front,so that they werebest seen fromthe sides, but insome crests, thedevice, especiallywhen a fleur-de-lis, was formedof two planeswhich intersect-ed each otherat right angles,so that the com-plete form was visible from every point of view. The mantling, or… … Fig. 149.—Dragons Head Crest from the Bardini collection. Florentine. Fifteenth Century. 128 HERALDRY AS ART The artistic treatment of the crested and mantledhelm was nearly always satisfactory during the wholeperiod of the tournaments until they ceased in the sixteenthcentury, but about the middle…
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