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 177
Sovereignhave similar circlets to that of the crown, but are notenarched, except in the case of the Prince of Wales, whohas one arch supporting an orb. The latter coronet isusually drawn from a point of view from which the com-plete arch is seen spreading from side to side. Fig. 169. Other Princes… … ARMORIAL ACCESSORIES 153 in place of all the fleurs-de-lis. This must not be takenas an invariable rule of heraldry but as an indication ofthe system that is observed in framing the Royal War-rants by which alone the right tothese coronets, and also to theRoyal marks of cadency (q.v.) isconferred.…
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