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 280
battle and 256 HERALDRY AS ART under the royal banner displayed. The Standard,properly so called, was also a pointed flag, though bannerswere sometimes called standards when they were flownfrom a mast that was either fixed in the ground or wassupported on a solid platform or wagon. From thiscomes… … Fig. 230.—A Standard. Sixteenth Century. was of the owners colours, and was charged with hisbadges and motto (Fig. 230). The early form of the banner was higher than it waslong, that is to say, the hoist, that part of a flag thatis next the staff, was greater than the fly or the lengthfrom the…
Heraldry
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