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 167
h some few special exceptions,the right to bear supporters is confined to Peers andPeeresses and to the highest classes, Knights GrandCross or analogous ranks, of Orders of Knighthood.Knights of the Garter, of the Thistle, or of S. Patrick areentitled as such to bear Supporters, but as members… … Fig. 163.—Amorini Supporters from Venice. 146 HERALDRY AS ART are of constant occurrence in ornamental art, and symbol-ical figures holding the shields of arms are posed in thespandrels of arches with admirable effect and perfectpropriety, and the fact that symbolic figures are sometimesadopted as…
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