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 173
f those on the pre-sent Royal book-pl at es. In theseventeenth centurythe arches were de-pressed where theycross, and in theGeorgian period theextent of the de-pression was veryconsiderable, as maybe seen in the macesof that time. It seems to evi-dence the want ofintention, and thatignoring of… … 150 HERALDRY AS ART tainly have suggested itself that the orb, the emblem ofsovereignty, should be held strongly up, and the crown bemade to suggest its adequacy to its pre-eminent dignity. Doubtless this was in sympathy with the somewhatheavy curves of other ornament, but its effect is…
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