Heraldry illustrated. Being a short account of the origin and history of heraldry and an explanation of its nature, with practical directions for drawing and painting coats of arms, to which is added a glossary of the terms used in the science of heraldry .. (1897)
Abbott, William Henry · New York, The Bureau of Heraldry · leaf 20
ts, etc., things of the past, and emblems or symbols were nolonger necessary to distinguish a leader on the field of battle.Arms, however, continue to be used in all the leading nations ofthe world as evidence of alliance, or noble birth, although theirplace is now on sculpture, seals, or in the… … 4 M^ RMS OF ADOPTION—are those whichi have been bequeathed by will to one nota lineal descendant, the deceased having■^. no children. These arms may be borne bythe devisee quartered with his own, but itis usual for an adopted person to apply tothe proper officer for power to carry out the will of…
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