Lacunar basilicae Sancti Macarii, aberdonensis : the heraldic ceiling of the cathedral church of St. Machar, old Aberdeen, described in historical and armorial detail by William Duguid Geddes, LL.D., and Peter Duguid (1888)
Geddes, W. D., Sir (William Duguid), 1828-1900, Duguid, Peter · Aberdeen : Printed for the New Spalding club · leaf 121
arly as 1364. The- original meaning of the emblem has not been conclusivelyexplained, the vexed question whether it was named from the iris-flower or from a spear-head, to both of which it bears some resem-blance, never having been decided. Montagu {Guide to the Studyof Heraldry, p. 6) says : The… … JBifjanozum^i^Bi^^^ IV [4] J«^*JP-At; *mmm:4j
Old Machar Church (Aberdeen, Scotland) · Heraldry · Heraldry, Ornamental · Church architecture
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