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 210
rated here (Fig. 179), which displays theRoyal Arms, probably of Henry VIII. In a form of i86 HERALDRY AS ART work which is to be subjected to the action of fire,and even to be seen for the most part through lightedfuel, a design is obviously fitting in proportion to the degreeof elimination of… … Fig. 179.—Armorial Fireback. English. Sixteenth Century. and finer in pose and modelling than are the supportersit would be difficult to find, while the proportion andspacing of the whole composition leave nothing to bedesired. Fig. 180 is another well-designed Tudor example,the arms being those of…
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